womble

ˈwɑːm.bəl

Definition

Definition of womble - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

television

Rare

fictional furry creature from a British TV series

Rare

The Womble helped clean up the park.

character

creature

Wimbledon resident

Rare

person from the Wimbledon area of London

Rare

He's a proud womble who loves tennis.

inhabitant

local

resident

Verb

recycling

tr./intr.

Rare

search for useful items among waste

tr./intr.

Rare

We wombled through the dump, hunting reusable bits of metal and plastic.

forage

scavenge

movement

intr.

Rare

move in a leisurely or aimless manner

intr.

Rare

He likes to womble around the park on weekends.

amble

meander

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Images of womble

fictional furry creature from a British TV series

Origin of womble

English, possibly from Wombles (fictional creatures)

Examples of womble in a sentence

The Womble became a popular character in the 70s.
Many Wombles gather for the annual community event.
A Womble typically knows the best local spots.
He wombeled through the old attic for antiques.
They spent the afternoon wombling at the landfill.
She loves to womble through the old town.

They would often womble by the riverside.

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French:Womble, récupérer, ...
German:Womble, wühlen, ...
Italian:Womble, rovistare, ...
Spanish:criatura de televisión, hurgar en la basura, ...
Portuguese:Womble, vasculhar o lixo, ...
Chinese:沃姆布尔, 拾荒, ...
Japanese:ワンブル, 漁る, ...
Arabic:وومبل, نَبَشَ, ...
Hebrew:ווֹמְבְּל, לַנְבּוֹר בַּפְּסוֹלֶת, ...
Russian:уомбл, рыться, ...
Ukrainian:вомбл, нишпорити, ...
Hindi:वॉम्बल, कबाड़ बीनना, ...
Bengali:ওম্বল, কুড়িয়ে বেড়ানো, ...
Catalan:Womble, bussejar, ...
Czech:Womble, prohledávat odpad kvůli použitelným věcem, ...
Danish:vombler, skralde, ...
Dutch:Womble, struinen, ...
Greek:γουόμπλ, ρακοσυλλέγω, ...
Hungarian:a brit televíziós sorozat kitalált szőrös lénye, guberálni, ...
Khmer:តួសត្វរោមស្រមើស្រមៃពីស៊េរីទូរទស្សន៍អង់គ្លេស, ស្វែងរកវត្ថុដែលនៅអាចប្រើបានក្នុងចំណោមសំរាម, ...
Korean:웜블, 뒤지다, ...
Persian:ومبل, زباله‌گردی کرد, ...
Polish:Womble, grzebać, ...
Portuguese (BR):Womble, garimpar, ...
Romanian:creatură ficțională, a scotoci, ...
Swedish:womble, rota, ...
Thai:วอมเบิล, คุ้ยหา, ...
Turkish:Womble, çöp karıştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:Womble, nhặt nhạnh, ...

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