wabble
1 Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
verb
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Etymology
Origin of wabble
Variant of warble 2
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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
The big auto began to wabble from side to side, and those ahead saw one of the Lockwood twins seize the man who had fallen and drag him back into the car.
From The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won by Gertrude W. Morrison
"Yes, you wabble too much!" said Henny Penny.
From Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures by Harold S. Barbour
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 Arthur C. Becker
Down the gang plank wabbled a pint-size pedigreed Holstein bull calf.
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
Without their able acting, the old Western story would have wabbled.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the vanquished wabbled up to him and held out his hand to shake.
From Rim o' the World by Anton Otto Fischer
The boat wabbled and “stuck,” as we used to say.
From The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative by E. Spiegel
"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
The Beatissimus Pater, Pius XI, remained imperturbably seated in his study during the four minutes of earthcrust wabbling.
From Time Magazine Archive
Members of the Flying Force saw tragedy in the wabbling comedy above them in the air.
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
And he turned away his poor wabbling head in disgust.
From Dr. Sevier by George Washington Cable
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