wamble

[ wom-buhl, -uhl, wam- ]

/ ˈwɒm bəl, -əl, ˈwæm- /

verb (used without object), wam·bled, wam·bling.

to move unsteadily.

to feel nausea.

(of the stomach) to rumble; growl.

noun

an unsteady or rolling movement.

a feeling of nausea.

Origin of wamble

1300–50; Middle English wamle, obscurely akin to Norwegian vamla to stagger

OTHER WORDS FROM wamble

wam·bli·ness, nounwambly, adjective

Words nearby wamble

waltz-length, waltz Matilda, Walvis Bay, WAM, wambenger, wamble, wame, wammul, wammus, Wampanoag, wampish

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Example sentences from the Web for wamble

Rev. Wamble in his hide-out remembers being awakened by the sound of the slave being whipped and the moaning of the slave.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
For instance, the Wimble lived next door to the Wamble, and each one had printed in the window a very curious legend.
The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch|S. J. Adair Fitzgerald
Mr. Wamble never permitted any of his slaves to be whipped, nor were they mistreated.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
One of the two slaves coming from the Westbrook family was Rev. Wamble's grandfather.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration

Here's a fine blade, now, and a musket—give me a harquebus; I could shoot once, but my arm is all of a wamble now.
With Drake on the Spanish Main|Herbert Strang

British Dictionary definitions for wamble

wamble

/ (ˈwɒmbəl) dialect, mainly British /

verb (intr)

to move unsteadily

to twist the body

to feel nausea

noun

an unsteady movement

a sensation of nausea

Derived forms of wamble

wambliness, nounwambly, adjective

Word Origin for wamble

C14 wamelen to feel ill, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian vamla to stagger

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单词	wamble
释义	wamble [ wom-buhl, -uhl, wam- ] / ˈwɒm bəl, -əl, ˈwæm- / verb (used without object), wam·bled, wam·bling. to move unsteadily. to feel nausea. (of the stomach) to rumble; growl. noun an unsteady or rolling movement. a feeling of nausea. Origin of wamble 1300–50; Middle English wamle, obscurely akin to Norwegian vamla to stagger OTHER WORDS FROM wamble wam·bli·ness, nounwambly, adjective Words nearby wamble waltz-length, waltz Matilda, Walvis Bay, WAM, wambenger, wamble, wame, wammul, wammus, Wampanoag, wampish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wamble Rev. Wamble in his hide-out remembers being awakened by the sound of the slave being whipped and the moaning of the slave. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States\|Work Projects Administration For instance, the Wimble lived next door to the Wamble, and each one had printed in the window a very curious legend. The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch\|S. J. Adair Fitzgerald Mr. Wamble never permitted any of his slaves to be whipped, nor were they mistreated. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States\|Work Projects Administration One of the two slaves coming from the Westbrook family was Rev. Wamble's grandfather. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States\|Work Projects Administration Here's a fine blade, now, and a musket—give me a harquebus; I could shoot once, but my arm is all of a wamble now. With Drake on the Spanish Main\|Herbert Strang British Dictionary definitions for wamble wamble / (ˈwɒmbəl) dialect, mainly British / verb (intr) to move unsteadily to twist the body to feel nausea noun an unsteady movement a sensation of nausea Derived forms of wamble wambliness, nounwambly, adjective Word Origin for wamble C14 wamelen to feel ill, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian vamla to stagger Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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