"wamble" meaning in English

See wamble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɑm.bəl/, /ˈwæm.bəl/ Forms: wambles [plural]
Etymology: From an unknown root (possibly related to Latin vomere (to vomit), Norwegian vamla (to stagger), and Old Norse vāma (vomit)) + -le (frequentative suffix). Head templates: {{en-noun}} wamble (plural wambles)
  1. (obsolete) Nausea; seething; bubbling. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Gaits, Medical signs and symptoms
    Sense id: en-wamble-en-noun-snS7Hvlj Disambiguation of Gaits: 32 8 9 5 13 33 Disambiguation of Medical signs and symptoms: 69 2 6 2 7 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 25 24
  2. (dialect) An unsteady walk; a staggering or wobbling. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-wamble-en-noun-qF076wgt
  3. (dialect) A rumble of the stomach. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-wamble-en-noun-TQ2jEuMm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wamble-cropped

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɑm.bəl/, /ˈwæm.bəl/ Forms: wambles [present, singular, third-person], wambling [participle, present], wambled [participle, past], wambled [past]
Etymology: From an unknown root (possibly related to Latin vomere (to vomit), Norwegian vamla (to stagger), and Old Norse vāma (vomit)) + -le (frequentative suffix). Head templates: {{en-verb}} wamble (third-person singular simple present wambles, present participle wambling, simple past and past participle wambled)
  1. (dialect) To feel nauseous, to churn (of stomach). Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-wamble-en-verb-m6IgJbsh
  2. (dialect) To twist and turn; to wriggle; to roll over. Tags: dialectal Categories (topical): Gaits
    Sense id: en-wamble-en-verb-yksYstS~ Disambiguation of Gaits: 32 8 9 5 13 33 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 2 2 9 50 9
  3. (dialect) To wobble, to totter, to waver; to walk with an unsteady gait. Tags: dialectal Categories (topical): Gaits
    Sense id: en-wamble-en-verb-OLwemsNB Disambiguation of Gaits: 32 8 9 5 13 33

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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