name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
wamble
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈwɑm.bəl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: W AA1 M B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Nausea; seething; bubbling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
An unsteady walk; a staggering or wobbling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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noun
Meaning 4
A rumble of the stomach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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verb
Meaning 5
To feel nauseous, to churn (of stomach).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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verb
Meaning 6
To twist and turn; to wriggle; to roll over.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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verb
Meaning 7
To wobble, to totter, to waver; to walk with an unsteady gait.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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verb
Meaning 8
move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: waggle
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Broader terms: move
History
Etymology
Variant of Womble.
From an unknown root (possibly related to Latin vomere (to vomit), Norwegian vamla (to stagger), and Old Norse vāma (vomit)) + -le (frequentative suffix).