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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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(Wammilling,) Wambling, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. wamblynge (1566), wambling (1581).] Hearing. —c1620 Boyd Zion's Fl. 11.
The wambling sea with waves our hearts doth wound The heav'n wee scale and after fall to ground
