To stride means ‘to walk with long steps’ or ‘to pass over or across something with a big step.’ As a noun, a stride is, of course, a long step and also the distance covered in one stride. In Australian English, always in the plural form, strides…
To bloat means ‘to expand or distend’ and also ‘to become swollen.’ Figuratively, to bloat means ‘to make vain or conceited.’ As a noun, in US English, a bloat is a person that…
To ramble means ‘to wander or stroll aimlessly’ especially in the countryside, but it can also mean that someone is talking or writing in a wandering way…
