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wamble-cropped

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɒmb(ə)lˌkɹɒpt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈwɑmb(ə)lˌkɹɑpt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Nauseated; also, feeling sick or unsettled in the stomach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crapulous, barfy, mawkish, nauseated, nauseatic, pukey, pukish, queasy, sick, sick to one's stomach, vomity

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Feeling uneasy; anxious, worried.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From wamble (“uneasiness in the stomach; nausea”) + crop (“(Britain, dialectal, especially Scotland) stomach”) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives).

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: vatsa sekaisin — feeling sick or unsettled in the stomach