English Explanatory Dictionary

gimble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To grin or smile.
noun
  1. Alternative form of gimbal.
verb
  1. Alternative form of gimbal.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɪmbəl/

Word forms

gimble gimbles gimbling gimbled

Etymology

Compared by the EDD to dialectal Swedish gimla (“to move the lips in an unseemly manner, to make a wry face, to move the lips awry”). Compare also North Frisian gēmeli (“to move the lips before laughing”). Nall compares Old English ginian; the hard g in this form needs explanation (its standard English descendant is yawn), though the EDD does record a variant form jimble (/ˈjɪmbəl/).

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