Fancy her white hands getting redder every day, and her tongue losing its pretty up-country curl in talking, and her bounding walk becoming the regular Hintock shail and wamble!
She may shail, but shell never wamble.
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Wamble — Wam ble, v. i. [Cf. Dan. vamle, and vammel squeamish, ready to vomit, Icel. v[ae]ma to feel nausea, v[ae]minn nauseous.] 1. To heave; to be disturbed by nausea; said of the stomach. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To move irregularly to and fro; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wamble — Wam ble, n. Disturbance of the stomach; a feeling of nausea. Holland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wamble — [wäm′bəl, wäm′əl] vi. wambled, wambling [ME wamlen, akin to Norw vamla, to stagger, Dan vamle, to feel nausea: for IE base see VOMIT] Chiefly Dial. 1. to turn, twist, or roll about 2. to move unsteadily 3. Obs. to be nauseated n. Chiefly Dial … English World dictionary
Wamble-cropped — Wam ble cropped , a. Sick at the stomach; also, crestfallen; dejected. [Slang] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wamble-cropped — adjective also wamble cropt ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkräpt Etymology: wamble (II) + crop (stomach) + ed dialect : having a rumbling stomach; also … Useful english dictionary
wamble-cropt — adjective see wamble cropped … Useful english dictionary
wamble — I. intransitive verb (wambled; wambling) Etymology: Middle English wamlen; akin to Danish vamle to become nauseated, Latin vomere to vomit more at vomit Date: 14th century 1. a. to feel nausea b. of a stomach rumble 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
wamble — wambliness, n. wambly, adj. /wom beuhl, euhl, wam /, v., wambled, wambling, n. v.i. 1. to move unsteadily. 2. to feel nausea. 3. (of the stomach) to rumble; growl. n. 4. an unsteady or rolling movement. 5. a feeling of nausea. [ … Universalium
wamble — Synonyms and related words: amble, barge, bowl along, bundle, circle, circulate, circumrotate, circumvolute, clump, crank, drag, flounce, foot, footslog, go around, go round, gyrate, gyre, halt, hippety hop, hitch, hobble, hop, jog, jolt, jump,… … Moby Thesaurus
wamble — n. wobble, roll; upset stomach v. feel nausea, heave, vomit; move irregularly to and from; move in a wobbling or rolling manner … English contemporary dictionary
