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 vÄma (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. vĂŠma to feel nausea, vĂŠminn 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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