wintle

American  

[win-tl] / ˈwɪn tl /

noun

1. a rolling or staggering motion.

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verb (used without object)

wintled, wintling

1. to roll or swing back and forth.

2. to tumble over; capsize.

Etymology

Origin of wintle

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

Example Sentences

Tho' now ye dow but hoyte and hobble, An' wintle like a saumont coble, That day, ye was a jinker noble, For heels an' win'!

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

Tho’ now ye dow but hoyte and hoble, An’ wintle like a saumont-coble, That day, ye was a jinker noble, For heels an’ win’!

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert