wamble

[ wom-buh l, -uh l, wam- ]

/ ˈwɒm bəl, -əl, ˈwæm- /

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.

Nearby words

waltzed flap, waltzer, walvis bay, wam, wambenger, wamble, wame, wammul, wammus, wampanoag, wampish

Origin of wamble

1300–50; Middle English wamle, obscurely akin to Norwegian vamla to stagger

Related formswam·bli·ness, nounwam·bly, adjective

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Examples from the Web for wamble

Rev. Wamble in his hide-out remembers being awakened by the sound of the slave being whipped and the moaning of the slave.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
For instance, the Wimble lived next door to the Wamble, and each one had printed in the window a very curious legend.
The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch|S. J. Adair Fitzgerald
Mr. Wamble never permitted any of his slaves to be whipped, nor were they mistreated.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
One of the two slaves coming from the Westbrook family was Rev. Wamble's grandfather.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration

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.
With Drake on the Spanish Main|Herbert Strang

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 Formswambliness, nounwambly, adjective

Word Origin for wamble

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

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