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wibble

/ (ˈwɪbəl) /
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verb (intr) informal
to wobble
(often foll by on) to speak or write in a vague or wordy manner
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Word Origin for wibble

C19: from wibble-wobble, reduplication of wobble
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How to use wibble in a sentence

  • The stone avenue must have wibble-wobbled with the rush of this ball of tangled men and strangled cries.

    Last Words|Stephen Crane
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