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wembling

wembling is the present participle and gerund of wemble.

Meaning of wemble

Verb

wemble (third-person singular simple present wembles, present participle wembling, simple past and past participle wembled)

  1. (dialectal) To upend or topple.
    • Since the worlde firste beganne, Knewe I never such a man, Borne of a deadlike woman, And howe it wembles. Amonge synfull syn dose he non, And cleaneer then ever was any one, Blottles of blude and bone, And wiser then ever man was.1843, Thomas Wright, The Chester Plays

Questions about wembling

What is wembling the present participle and gerund of?
Wembling is the present participle and gerund of wemble.

Words near wembling in the dictionary

  1. wembled
  2. wembles
  3. Wembley
  4. Wembley Hill
  5. Wembley Park
  6. wembling
  7. wembs
  8. Wembury
  9. Wemby
  10. Wemding
  11. Wemen

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