wingle

== English == === Alternative forms === winkle, weenkle, wingl, weengle, waingle, wengl === Etymology === From a merger of wangle, and dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk vingla (“to flutter, stumble about, go hither and thither, go astray, dangle”), related to Norwegian Bokmål vingle (“to wobble”), Swedish vingla (“to wobble”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wɪŋl/ Rhymes: -ɪŋl === Verb === wingle (third-person singular simple present wingles, present participle wingling, simple past and past participle wingled) (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To bend or twist; wriggle back and forth. (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To be unsteady on one's feet; to walk with an unsteady gait; wobble; meander. === Noun === wingle (plural wingles) (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A fold or a convolution; something bent or twisted; a twist or a bend. ==== Derived terms ==== wingle-wangle ==== References ==== The Dictionary of the Scots Language The English Dialect Dictionary === Anagrams === lewing