wobble
[ wob-uhl ]
/ ˈwɒb əl /
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verb (used without object), wob·bled, wob·bling.
to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
to move unsteadily from side to side: The table wobbled on its uneven legs.
to show unsteadiness; tremble; quaver: His voice wobbled.
to vacillate; waver.
verb (used with object), wob·bled, wob·bling.
to cause to wobble.
noun
a wobbling movement.
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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
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British Dictionary definitions for wobble
wobble
/ (ˈwɒbəl) /
verb
(intr) to move, rock, or sway unsteadily
(intr) to tremble or shakeher voice wobbled with emotion
(intr) to vacillate with indecision
(tr) to cause to wobble
noun
a wobbling movement, motion, or sound
Also called: wabble
Derived forms of wobble
wobbler, nounWord Origin for wobble
C17: variant of wabble, from Low German wabbeln; related to Middle High German wabelen to waver
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