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wamble
[ wom-buhl, -uhl, wam- ]
/ ˈwɒm bəl, -əl, ˈwæm- /
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verb (used without object), wam·bled, wam·bling.
to move unsteadily.
to feel nausea.
(of the stomach) to rumble; growl.
noun
an unsteady or rolling movement.
a feeling of nausea.
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Origin of wamble
1300–50; Middle English wamle, obscurely akin to Norwegian vamla to stagger
OTHER WORDS FROM wamble
wam·bli·ness, nounwambly, adjectiveWords nearby wamble
waltz-length, waltz Matilda, Walvis Bay, WAM, wambenger, wamble, wame, wammul, wammus, Wampanoag, wampish
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British Dictionary definitions for wamble
wamble
/ (ˈwɒmbəl) dialect, mainly British /
verb (intr)
to move unsteadily
to twist the body
to feel nausea
noun
an unsteady movement
a sensation of nausea
Derived forms of wamble
wambliness, nounwambly, adjectiveWord Origin for wamble
C14 wamelen to feel ill, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian vamla to stagger
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