wobble
verb (used without object)
to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
had been wobbling
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past perfect progressiveof wobble.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The markets had been wobbling well before the latest turmoil in the House.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
Unlike SVB, which failed in a matter of days, First Republic had been wobbling for weeks.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2023
Reid's world had been wobbling on its axis ever since the resignation and cancer death of his defensive coordinator, Jim Johnson, in 2009.
From Slate ● Jan. 1, 2013
But the Warriors had been wobbling worryingly in recent weeks until hinting at their early-season conviction by seeing off Hull KR in the second round of the play-offs last Friday.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 23, 2010
My head, which had been wobbling on its stem, snaps upright.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
