wobbling

American  

[wob-ling] / ˈwɒb lɪŋ /

Sometimes wabbling

adjective

1. that wobbles or causes to wobble.

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Other Word Forms

• wobblingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of wobbling

First recorded in 1650–60; wobble + -ing ²

Example Sentences

A planet orbiting both stars experiences competing gravitational pulls, which cause its orbit to slowly rotate, or precess, much like a spinning top wobbling under gravity.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

And yet, it’s only one of OpenAI’s many recent troubles—and a sign that the A.I. bubble, while far from bursting outright, is wobbling and weakening as we speak.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

And this is where the nerves and the past play into the current narrative that Arsenal are wobbling, having finished second in the last three campaigns, twice to City and last season to Liverpool.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

But the fraud contributed to the sense that the Louvre is wobbling after years of underinvestment and mismanagement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Sasha was now about a year old, wobbling on two feet and beginning to say words and crack us up with her megawatt smiles.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama