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wamble

[ wom-buhl, -uhl, wam- ]

verb (used without object)

wambled, wambling.
  1. to move unsteadily.
  2. to feel nausea.
  3. (of the stomach) to rumble; growl.


noun

  1. an unsteady or rolling movement.
  2. a feeling of nausea.

wamble

/ ˈ·ÉÉ’³¾²úÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. to move unsteadily
  2. to twist the body
  3. to feel nausea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an unsteady movement
  2. a sensation of nausea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É²¹³¾²ú±ô²â, adjective
  • ˈ·É²¹³¾²ú±ô¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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  • ·É²¹³¾î€ƒb±ô²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wamble1

1300–50; Middle English wamle, obscurely akin to Norwegian vamla to stagger
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wamble1

C14 wamelen to feel ill, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian vamla to stagger
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Example Sentences

Marilyn Monroe’s eye-catching gait is more tortile and wambling than ever.

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But they refrained, having a wambling, a sort of sick feeling in the pit of their stomachs.

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Here's a fine blade, now, and a musket—give me a harquebus; I could shoot once, but my arm is all of a wamble now.

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Shall I speak, dear Warner? let me now; it does so wamble within me, just like a clyster, i'faith la, and I can keep it no longer, for my heart.

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But when poor Nat came wambling in again, she slid away.

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