divaguer
ramble, wander (in speech)
verb dee-vah-GEH Rare
Origin: Latin divagari (to wander about)
Also means
stray, roam (of animals)
Usage Note
Divaguer most commonly means to talk incoherently or go off on tangents: il divague (he's raving/rambling). A secondary sense, more formal or literary, refers to animals straying from pasture. The noun divagation (rambling, wandering) is also used, especially in the plural for loose talk.
Examples
"Il divague depuis une heure sans but."
Natural Translation
He has been rambling for an hour with no point.
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