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wobbling

American  
[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

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If a wobbling stock market were to threaten companies like OpenAI, Wallerstein said he believes the federal government could ride to the rescue.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

There were these moments when he was really wobbling.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

Instead of rotating around a single axis like most asteroids and planets, Donaldjohanson behaves more like a wobbling spinning top.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

The stand-out villain of “The Furious,” a bald bruiser played by Orange County-born Brian Le, moves like an 8-bit video game brute, wobbling his ankles before he falls down and goes boom.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

There was a horrible screech of pain and everybody looked around, terrified, to see Susan Bones of Hufflepuff wobbling in her hoop with her left leg still standing five feet away where she had started.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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