wabble

1
[ wob-uhl ]

verb (used with or without object),wab·bled, wab·bling.

Other words from wabble

  • wabbler, noun
  • wab·bling·ly, adverb

Other definitions for wabble (2 of 2)

wabble2
[ wob-uhl ]

noun
  1. the larva of a botfly, Cuterebra emasculator, that infests squirrels and other rodents, rendering the males sterile.

Origin of wabble

2
Variant of warble2

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How to use wabble in a sentence

  • The blade wabbled, took a mad skid for the surface, and the handles hit me a blow in the ribs which knocked my breath out.

    The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard Eaton
  • She upended herself again, and the chair, altho it wabbled distractingly, did not cast her off.

    The Incubator Baby | Ellis Parker Butler
  • He blinked his eyes blindly a few times, wabbled on his legs, threw up his hands, and staggered back.

    Sister Carrie | Theodore Dreiser
  • It was a thin, high, unused voice, and its pitch wabbled up and down.

    The Reclaimers | Margaret Hill McCarter
  • My knees wabbled, and there was a sense of looseness about my collar.

    Hearts and Masks | Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for wabble

wabble

/ (ˈwɒbəl) /


verb, noun
  1. a variant spelling of wobble

Derived forms of wabble

  • wabbler, noun
  • wabbly, adjective

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