verb, noun — 3 senses
/wɪŋl/
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”).
Northern England, Scotland, Dialectal To bend or twist; wriggle back and forth.
Northern England, Scotland, Dialectal To be unsteady on one's feet; to walk with an unsteady gait; wobble; meander.
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”).
Northern England, Scotland, Dialectal A fold or a convolution; something bent or twisted; a twist or a bend.
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