wintle

[win-tl]

noun

1. a rolling or staggering motion.

verb (used without object)

wintled, wintling 

1. to roll or swing back and forth.

2. to tumble over; capsize.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wintle¹

1775–85; < early Dutch windtelen ( Dutch wentelen ) to revolve, frequentative of winden to wind ²

Example Sentences

Cardiff win a corner and the Championship's set-piece kings threaten as Ryan Wintle's delivery reaches Nat Phillips at the far post, but the on-loan Liverpool man's header is gathered by Swansea keeper Carl Rushworth.

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Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a headed pass.

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Bowler combined with Ryan Wintle and found himself free on the right, where he passed to Ramsey.

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Robinson exchanged passes with Ryan Wintle before unleashing a curling effort that left Joe Lumley rooted to the spot but rebounded off the crossbar.

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After inviting passes from Ryan Wintle and Callum O'Dowda went unrewarded, a swift counter-attack which ought to have led to a goal ultimately came to nothing as Gavin Whyte was thwarted by an excellent covering tackle from Blackburn's Jake Garrett.

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