rambling

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Possibly the apex of his rambling was his report on the 1967 Interzonal at Sousse.

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  1. adjective Often or habitually roaming; wandering.
  2. adjective Extended over an irregular area; sprawling: a large rambling country estate.
  3. adjective Lengthy and digressive: a rambling speech.

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  • The third hill had a rambling, ancient stone house; and nobody was home there, either The bronze man's aides did note, in the yard around the bungalow, that the iron deer had apparently been freshly placed there. —  055 - The Feathered Octopus
  • Possibly the apex of his rambling was his report on the 1967 Interzonal at Sousse. —  ChessBase News
  • Your rambling is head-spinning to the point where it's impossible to read the whole mess. —  Chronicle-Telegram
  • Alan Keen, a Labour MP who says on his website that he spent 18 years working for Middlesbrough, the club he supports, as a tactical scout, made what could only be described as a rambling speech as he delivered his organisation's report on football governance on Monday evening. —  Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk
  • There should be little to no rambling, and no going over the time limits. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
 

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/ˈræmblɪŋ/
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