The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RAMBLING
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What does RAMBLING mean?
RAMBLING verb- To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course
- To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
- To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
- A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.
- A gentle hike.
- Of a speech: meandering, long and digressing.
- Confused and irregular; awkward.