wamble /ˈwɒmbəl, -əl, ˈwæm-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [wom-buhl, -uhl, wam-] Show IPA verb, -bled, -bling, noun
–verb (used without object) 1. to move unsteadily.
2. to feel nausea.
3. (of the stomach) to rumble; growl.
–noun 4. an unsteady or rolling movement.
5. a feeling of nausea.
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Origin:
1300–50; ME wamle, obscurely akin to Norw vamla to stagger
Related forms:
wambliness, noun
wambly, adjective
"The peacock with a hellfire hangover wambled across the emir's palace grounds, cursing last night's tequila binge with a peahen of questionable character."
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wamble, ramble, shamble, bumble, stumble, mumble
there does seem to be a pattern, alan.
are you alan from the dishy blog The Purest of Treats?
probably you won't check back after this comment.
I don't get emailed responses so I always miss it if someone pats me on the head...or calls me out.
you must be psychic if you are THAT alan, because i thought of you today.
i can pinpoint the exact time and place.
it was in my kitchen downstairs (it would be funny if it were my kitchen upstairs..although i always wanted to design a house with the kitchen in the attic or a garrett kitchen) around 4 p.m.
right after i checked the email because an old robbe-grillet paperback arrived.
the erasers.
and i thought. i bet alan already posted this on his blog.
it's a great design.
xo
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