Wiktionary
wintle
vb. 1 (context Scotland English) To wind, to reel. 2 (context Scotland English) To stagger, to sway or rock. 3 (context Scotland English) To tumble, to capsize. 4 (context Scotland English) To wriggle.
Wikipedia
Wintle
Wintle may refer to:
People:- Alfred Wintle (1897–1966), British Army officer
- Frank Wintle (born 1929), English footballer
- Francis Edward Wintle (known by pen-name Edward Rutherfurd) (born 1948), British novelist
- Jack William Wintle (1908–1942), US Navy officer
- Justin Wintle (born 1939), English writer
- Ryan Wintle (born 1997), English footballer
- Walter Wintle, American poet
- Characters in Wintle's Wonders (aka Dancing Shoes) by Noel Streatfeild
- USS Wintle (DE-25), US Navy destroyer in WWII
Usage examples of "wintle".
I had glanced over his shoulder at the addresses of some of the letters--Steadman of Basingstoke, Wintle of Alresford, Fortescue of Bognor, all well-known leaders of the Dissenters.
Captain Whinyates and Lieutenant Wintle, who were so severely wounded that they could not stand without support.
Mr Wintler, a man of the variety that thinks a whoopee cushion is the last word in repartee, was not the kind to let a mere freezing reception stand in his way.