English Explanatory Dictionary

wamble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Nausea; seething; bubbling.
  2. An unsteady walk; a staggering or wobbling.
  3. A rumble of the stomach.
verb
  1. To feel nauseous, to churn (of stomach).
  2. To twist and turn; to wriggle; to roll over.
  3. To wobble, to totter, to waver; to walk with an unsteady gait.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɑm.bəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wamble.wav

Word forms

wamble wambles wambling wambled

Etymology

From an unknown root (possibly related to Latin vomere (to vomit), Norwegian vamla (to stagger), and Old Norse vāma (vomit)) + -le (frequentative suffix).

Derived words

wamble-cropped
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