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wobbling

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[wob-ling] / ˈwɒb lɪŋ /
Sometimes wabbling

adjective

  1. that wobbles or causes to wobble.


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Etymology

Origin of wobbling

First recorded in 1650–60; wobble + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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Cobbling together a slate that bears a gift of a little something for everyone — from the metalhead, to the pop princess to the avant-jazzer.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2024

The problem: Cobbling together that kind of funding can take months.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2022

Cobbling together a rugged journey by land and river, Thubron found adventure in his 80th year while following the Amur River for about 3,000 miles through Mongolia, Russia and China.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2021

Cobbling together a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle while in lockdown comes to mind, as does doing your nails — basecoat, color, topcoat.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2021

So we keep our cobble-shop, by Saint Paul’s Hammer-stroke and wax-thread, chasing up the awls, Cobbling is a merry trade,—we’ll not change with you, We’ve leather good cheap, and all we can do!

From In the Days of the Guild by Lamprey, Louise

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