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wamble

American  
[wom-buhl, -uhl, wam-] / ˈwɒm bəl, -əl, ˈwæm- /

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 British  
/ ˈwɒmbəl /

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

Other Word Forms

  • wambliness noun
  • wambly adjective

Etymology

Origin of wamble

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

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