wabble

¹

[ wob-uhl ]

verb (used with or without object)

, wab·bled, wab·bling.

1. wobble.

wabble

²

[ wob-uhl ]

noun

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

wabble

/ ˈwɒbəl /

verb

1. See wobble
   a variant spelling of wobble

Derived Forms

• ˈwabbler, noun
• ˈwabbly, adjective

Other Words From

• wabbler noun
• wabbling·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of wabble¹

Variant of warble ²

Example Sentences

The least "wabble" might cause the current to strike her on the side, and send her over on her beam ends in the vortex below us.

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The rifle trembles slightly, and the sights seem to wabble and move over the target.

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I have to wabble round and be a little of everything, and change sudden, too.

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Farm stones often are neglected until they wabble so badly that it is difficult to grind any tool to an edge.

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The reptile gave a wabble, expressive of lazy surprise, and sank slowly back into the slimy water.

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