wamble
Americanverb (used without object)
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to move unsteadily.
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to feel nausea.
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(of the stomach) to rumble; growl.
noun
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an unsteady or rolling movement.
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a feeling of nausea.
verb
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to move unsteadily
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to twist the body
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to feel nausea
noun
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an unsteady movement
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a sensation of nausea
Other Word Forms
- wambliness noun
- wambly adjective
Etymology
Origin of wamble
1300–50; Middle English wamle, obscurely akin to Norwegian vamla to stagger
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