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wobbling

American  
[wob-ling] / ˈwɒb lɪŋ /
Sometimes wabbling

adjective

  1. that wobbles or causes to wobble.


Other Word Forms

  • wobblingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of wobbling

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

Example Sentences

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Now that the team has identified a rare, galaxy-scale wobbling jet and its associated gas outflow, they plan to search for similar examples in other galaxies.

From Science Daily

The Fed also began to buy hundreds of billions of dollars in Treasurys to stabilize a wobbling global financial system.

From MarketWatch

Even Honduras, which broke ties with Taiwan in 2023, is wobbling.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moving over to the balance beam, the Bruins struggled at the start, with Matthews falling and Sumanasekera wobbling.

From Los Angeles Times

It takes several tries, but I manage a few steps without wobbling, and then a lope.

From Literature