Meanings
verbwampish (third-person singular simple present wampishes, present participle wampishing, simple past and past participle wampished)
present singular third person wampishes · participle present wampishing · participle past wampished · past wampished · alternative wampas · alternative wampes · alternative wampuz
- ScotlandarchaicintransitiveTo wriggle, twist or swerve about, like a fish swimming
Origin
Doublet of wamble.
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wampish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wampish
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“wampish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wampish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wampish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wampish.
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