wobble
Americanverb (used without object)
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to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
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to move unsteadily from side to side.
The table wobbled on its uneven legs.
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to show unsteadiness; tremble; quaver.
His voice wobbled.
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to vacillate; waver.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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(intr) to move, rock, or sway unsteadily
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(intr) to tremble or shake
her voice wobbled with emotion
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(intr) to vacillate with indecision
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(tr) to cause to wobble
noun
Other Word Forms
- wobbler noun
Etymology
Origin of wobble
1650–60; < Low German wabbeln; akin to Old Norse vafla to toddle, Middle High German wabelen to waver, Old English wæflian to speak incoherently
Example Sentences
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Alternative asset manager stocks fall amid industry wobbles and credit concerns.
From Barron's
Because of a general relativity effect known as Lense-Thirring precession, the spinning magnetar twists the surrounding space-time, causing the disk to wobble.
From Science Daily
The job market, which is expected to suffer serious damage from the widespread adoption of AI technologies, may already be wobbling.
From Barron's
A squirrel scampers up a tree trunk and jumps onto a branch, which wobbles above our heads.
From Literature
He wobbled for a couple of seconds then made his way back to the kitchen.
From Literature
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