wobble
verb (used without object)
to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
was wobbling
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past progressiveof wobble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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However, by the time he reached the end of the seventh hole, the 2023 champion was wobbling.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
By the start of 2025, some analysts were already wondering if the rally was wobbling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Analyzing the pattern further, they realized the star was wobbling as if something were affecting its orbit.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2024
The Etiwanda baseball team was wobbling when the Eagles took the field at La Verne Damien for a Baseline League game on April 2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2022
The ball had popped loose, it was wobbling in the end zone.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
