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wobble

[ wob-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

, wob·bled, wob·bling.
  1. to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
  2. to move unsteadily from side to side:

    The table wobbled on its uneven legs.

  3. to show unsteadiness; tremble; quaver:

    His voice wobbled.

  4. to vacillate; waver.


verb (used with object)

, wob·bled, wob·bling.
  1. to cause to wobble.

noun

  1. a wobbling movement.

wobble

/ ˈwɒbəl /

verb

  1. intr to move, rock, or sway unsteadily
  2. intr to tremble or shake

    her voice wobbled with emotion

  3. intr to vacillate with indecision
  4. tr to cause to wobble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a wobbling movement, motion, or sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈwobbler, noun
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Other Words From

  • wobbler noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wobble1

1650–60; < Low German wabbeln; akin to Old Norse vafla to toddle, Middle High German wabelen to waver, Old English wæflian to speak incoherently
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wobble1

C17: variant of wabble, from Low German wabbeln; related to Middle High German wabelen to waver
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Example Sentences

He would strike 'knuckleballs', where rather than the ball spiralling through the air cleanly, it would wobble erratically.

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To wobble on the big decisions would be politically disastrous.

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"Eventually you start to slip and you start to wobble and fall apart. The longer that you've been doing that, the more severe the collapse of that is going to be."

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Plimmer eventually fell for nine and Bates added 32, before Kerr and Devine were tasked with the rebuilding effort after a little wobble to 53-2.

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Another wobble saw Australia slip from 79-2 to 101-5 but Perry and Phoebe Litchfield, whose 15 from nine balls included a booming six over square leg, helped them finish with a flourish.

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