wabble
1 Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of wabble
Variant of warble 2
Example Sentences
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To cure the tendency of rockets to wabble in flight, Dr. Goddard has worked out a small gyroscope that keeps his missiles in line by switching the tail vanes when necessary.
From Time Magazine Archive
Observers watched the craft, towed by an automobile, scrape across the ground, rise, wabble, dive, crash.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead of diving it commenced to wabble, indicating a perte de vitesse.
From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
Another sort for getting bets upon, to the drop-sight, with a single wabble!
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
On the hapless youth the overpowering sweetness of his smile acted like an anesthetic; he saw things waver, even wabble; and his hidden clutch on Lissa’s fingers tightened spasmodically.
From Iole by Becker, Arthur C.
Down the gang plank wabbled a pint-size pedigreed Holstein bull calf.
From Time Magazine Archive
Without their able acting, the old Western story would have wabbled.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once again the six-year-old NEW Revolution wabbled between the mastery of the State and the labor unions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Indeed, it wabbled so much that Henry Sidney put forth his hand to steady it saying: "This is not the first time, Your Majesty, that my family have supported the crown."
From Stories about Famous Precious Stones by Orpen, Mrs Goddard
"I was pretty sure the machine wabbled as it passed over," said Merritt.
From The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields by Goldfrap, John Henry
"The Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire, And the burnt Fool's bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the Fire."
From The Guardian ● Jun. 28, 2014
Members of the Flying Force saw tragedy in the wabbling comedy above them in the air.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Beatissimus Pater, Pius XI, remained imperturbably seated in his study during the four minutes of earthcrust wabbling.
From Time Magazine Archive
I can see Dessie now, her gold pince-nez wabbling on a nose not properly bridged for pince-nez, her eyes streaming with hilarious tears, and her whole front constricted with muscular spasms of laughter.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Then they were in motion; scattering, wabbling in the terror of their retreat.
From Slaves of Mercury by Schachner, Nathan
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