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wam·ble

 (wŏm′bəl, wăm′-)
intr.v. wam·bled, wam·bling, wam·bles
1. To move in a weaving, wobbling, or rolling manner.
2. To turn or roll. Used of the stomach.
n.
1. A wobble or roll.
2. An upset stomach.

[Middle English wamelen, to feel nausea; see wemə- in Indo-European roots.]

wam′bli·ness n.
wam′bling·ly adv.
wam′bly adj.
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wamble

(ˈwɒmbəl)
vb (intr)
1. to move unsteadily
2. to twist the body
3. (Pathology) to feel nausea
n
4. an unsteady movement
5. (Pathology) a sensation of nausea
[C14 wamelen to feel ill, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian vamla to stagger]
ˈwambliness n
ˈwambly adj
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wam•ble

(ˈwɒm bəl, -əl, ˈwæm-)

v. -bled, -bling,
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.
[1300–50; Middle English wamle]
wam′bly, adj.
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wamble


Past participle: wambled
Gerund: wambling

Imperative
wamble
wamble
Present
I wamble
you wamble
he/she/it wambles
we wamble
you wamble
they wamble
Preterite
I wambled
you wambled
he/she/it wambled
we wambled
you wambled
they wambled
Present Continuous
I am wambling
you are wambling
he/she/it is wambling
we are wambling
you are wambling
they are wambling
Present Perfect
I have wambled
you have wambled
he/she/it has wambled
we have wambled
you have wambled
they have wambled
Past Continuous
I was wambling
you were wambling
he/she/it was wambling
we were wambling
you were wambling
they were wambling
Past Perfect
I had wambled
you had wambled
he/she/it had wambled
we had wambled
you had wambled
they had wambled
Future
I will wamble
you will wamble
he/she/it will wamble
we will wamble
you will wamble
they will wamble
Future Perfect
I will have wambled
you will have wambled
he/she/it will have wambled
we will have wambled
you will have wambled
they will have wambled
Future Continuous
I will be wambling
you will be wambling
he/she/it will be wambling
we will be wambling
you will be wambling
they will be wambling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wambling
you have been wambling
he/she/it has been wambling
we have been wambling
you have been wambling
they have been wambling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wambling
you will have been wambling
he/she/it will have been wambling
we will have been wambling
you will have been wambling
they will have been wambling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wambling
you had been wambling
he/she/it had been wambling
we had been wambling
you had been wambling
they had been wambling
Conditional
I would wamble
you would wamble
he/she/it would wamble
we would wamble
you would wamble
they would wamble
Past Conditional
I would have wambled
you would have wambled
he/she/it would have wambled
we would have wambled
you would have wambled
they would have wambled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.wamble - move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motionwamble - move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
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References in periodicals archive ?
Other examples include Miller's 1932 watercolor of Wambly Bald, the model for Van Norden (63), a picture of Miller with Salvador Dali, Gala Dali, and Barnet Ruder (page 139), and a photograph of a haggard-looking June (Miller) Corbett from 1955 (page 389).
Those, like Michael Fraenkel or Wambly Bald, who later became bitter and disillusioned because of the way he treated them, or because he used their ideas to enhance his own writing had no reason to be unhappy.
In fact, the front of the book is strong, especially about Miller's Paris years: the Durrell piece is followed by articles by Emil Schnellock, Wambly Bald (a reprint from Paris), Richard G.