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Definition
feelings of uneasiness — especially about whether it is right to do something
- I had to cling tight to the backstay, and the world turned giddily before my eyes, for though I was a good enough sailor when there was way on, this standing still and being rolled about like a bottle was a thing I never learned to stand without a qualm or so, above all in the morning, on an empty stomach.Chapter 13 — How My Shore Adventure Began (15% in)
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