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amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation

n. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

v. continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs"

cast, swan, stray, range, drift, vagabond, wander, roam, rove

v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

expedition, excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip

n. a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

circuit, tour

n. a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"

babble

v. utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"

babble, ripple, gurgle, bubble, guggle, burble

v. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"

spout, jabber, rant, rave, mouth off, rabbit on

v. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

roar, thunder

v. utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"

stray, digress, divagate, wander

v. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

deviate, divert

v. turn aside; turn away from

march, hike

v. walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"

shlep, traipse

v. walk or tramp about

bend, deflect, turn away

v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

twist, turn in the opposite direction

v. turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head"

amble, mosey

v. walk leisurely