wamble

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

verb (used without object), wam·bled, wam·bling.

noun

an unsteady or rolling movement.
a feeling of nausea.

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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Historical Examples of wamble

No wonder, Master Ephraim, thy entrails are moved and wamble.
Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare
Walter Savage Landor
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
After the same manner may you make two or three egges by a little practice to wamble one after another.
Hocus Pocus Junior: The Anatomie of Legerdemain
Unknown
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
Wamble was a wagon-maker, and he made two or three wagons which usually took about six months.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States
Work Projects Administration

British Dictionary definitions for wamble

wamble

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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