ramblings

noun

plural of rambling
1
as in babblings

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2
as in digressions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramblings
  1. chatter
  2. digressions
  3. tangents
  4. asides
Noun
  • After maybe 10,000 individual motes of noise that chatter like mouse clicks, the song ends with a slow, jangly fadeout.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Schulman added that SpaceX’s mobile carrier strategy is already apparent, citing industry chatter.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • The result is a strange, bewitching experiment in autobiography, in which there are no friendships or love affairs, just exquisite digressions on life-changing texts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But these digressions were great theatre, with Cohn as the ringmaster.
    — Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of digressions
Noun
  • Its loose structure allows for a wealth of tangents, touching on everything from whether HBO shows have the right amount of nudity to the hosts’ personal lives.
    — Daniel Strauss, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In contrast to this, in regions dominated by shock waves, magnetic fields are orientated at tangents.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of tangents
Noun
  • Periodically, Li injects her narrative with commentary set off in long parenthetical asides.
    — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There are transcripts and asides and footnotes; references and internet memes.
    — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of asides
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