WAMBLE

wamble, waggle

(verb) move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From an unknown root (possibly related to Latin vomere (to vomit), Norwegian vamla (to stagger), and Old Norse vāma (vomit)) + -le (frequentative suffix).

Noun

wamble (plural wambles)

(obsolete) Nausea; seething; bubbling.

(UK, dialect) An unsteady walk; a staggering or wobbling.

(UK, dialect) A rumble of the stomach.

Verb

wamble (third-person singular simple present wambles, present participle wambling, simple past and past participle wambled)

(UK, dialect) To feel nauseous, to churn (of stomach).

(UK, dialect) To twist and turn; to wriggle; to roll over.

(UK, dialect) To wobble, to totter, to waver; to walk with an unsteady gait.

Source: Wiktionary


Wam"ble, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Dan. vamle, and vammel squeamish, ready to vomit, Icel. væma to feel nausea, væminn nauseous.]

1. To heave; to be disturbed by nausea; -- said of the stomach. L'Estrange.

2. To move irregularly to and fro; to roll.

Wam"ble, n.

Definition: Disturbance of the stomach; a feeling of nausea. Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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