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gimble.

To grin or smile.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɡɪmbəl/
  1. To grin or smile.

    East-Anglia
Where this word comes from

Compared by the EDD to dialectal Swedish gimla (“to move the lips in an unseemly manner, to make a wry face, to move the lips awry”). Compare also North Frisian gēmeli (“to move the lips before laughing”). Nall compares Old English ginian; the hard g in this form needs explanation (its standard English descendant is yawn), though the EDD does record a variant form jimble (/ˈjɪmbəl/).

noun/ˈɡɪmbəl/
  1. Alternative form of gimbal.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Variant of gimbal.

verb/ˈɡɪmbəl/
  1. Alternative form of gimbal.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Variant of gimbal.

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