wibble
Britishverb
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to wobble
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(often foll by on) to speak or write in a vague or wordy manner
Etymology
Origin of wibble
C19: from wibble-wobble , reduplication of wobble
Example Sentences
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I thought I said ‘interesting’ rather than ‘surprising’, but my cognitive function isn’t what it wibble.
From The Guardian • Aug. 8, 2020
“But I can’t march with a thing like that all wibble wobble at every step, sir.”
From Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop by Piffard, Harold
"Ob, nobde gap sansan wobble wibble raggle dully pang rubby dub, bob," said the baron, in his best French, addressing the statuesque American with the broad shoulders and the intense countenance.
From Castle Craneycrow by McCutcheon, George Barr
"I'm going to school," answered the Wibblewobble chap, who was named that because his tail did wibble and wobble from side to side when he walked.
From Uncle Wiggily in the Woods by Garis, Howard Roger
To-day, like the books of the Sibyl, Is waningly dearer still, As the sunset echoes wibble From a cloud-clean saffron hill.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93. August 6, 1887. by Various
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