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.
were 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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Indeed, the major indexes surged on Monday and were wobbling on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
By tracking repeating patterns in both X ray and radio signals from the event, the researchers found that the disk and the jet were wobbling together.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025
U.S. stocks were wobbling on Tuesday, with several highflying tech names leading the way lower.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
And we were wobbling around on enormous platform shoes — gladiators never had to contend with huge, great high heels.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Then he noticed that the arc lights in the street were wobbling curiously, and he fell to wondering why that single flame sparkled at the apex of the capitol dome.
From Elusive Isabel by Alonzo Kimball
