| verb | continue talking or writing in a desultory manner “This novel rambles on and jogs” |
| verb | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment “The gypsies roamed the woods” |
| adjective | spreading out in different directions “sprawling handwriting” |
| adjective | (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects “amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things” |
| adjective | of a path e.g. “meandering streams” |
| rambler | noun | a person whose speech or writing is not well organized |
| wanderer | noun | someone who leads a wandering unsettled life |
| wandering | noun | travelling about without any clear destination |
| stray | noun | an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal) |
| strayer | noun | someone who strays or falls behind |
| tramp | noun | a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) |
| roamer | noun | someone who leads a wandering unsettled life |
| ramble | noun | an aimless amble on a winding course |
| roving | noun | travelling about without any clear destination |
| drifter | noun | a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support |
| drifting | noun | aimless wandering from place to place |
| vagabond | noun | a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support |
| vagabondage | noun | travelling about without any clear destination |
| straggle | noun | a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons) |
| digress | verb | lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking |
| discursiveness | noun | the quality of being discursive |