wabble
1Other words from wabble
- wabbler, noun
- wab·bling·ly, adverb
Words Nearby wabble
Other definitions for wabble (2 of 2)
the larva of a botfly, Cuterebra emasculator, that infests squirrels and other rodents, rendering the males sterile.
Origin of wabble
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How to use wabble in a sentence
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.
Up the River | Oliver OpticThe rifle trembles slightly, and the sights seem to wabble and move over the target.
Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army | War Department.I have to wabble round and be a little of everything, and change sudden, too.
Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 1. | Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)Farm stones often are neglected until they wabble so badly that it is difficult to grind any tool to an edge.
Farm Mechanics | Herbert A. ShearerThe reptile gave a wabble, expressive of lazy surprise, and sank slowly back into the slimy water.
The Red Eric | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for wabble
/ (ˈwɒbəl) /
a variant spelling of wobble
Derived forms of wabble
- wabbler, noun
- wabbly, adjective
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