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wobble

[wob-uhl]

verb (used without object)

wobbled, wobbling 
  1. to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.

  2. to move unsteadily from side to side.

    The table wobbled on its uneven legs.

  3. to show unsteadiness; tremble; quaver.

    His voice wobbled.

  4. to vacillate; waver.



verb (used with object)

wobbled, wobbling 
  1. to cause to wobble.

noun

  1. a wobbling movement.

wobble

/ ˈɒə /

verb

  1. (intr) to move, rock, or sway unsteadily

  2. (intr) to tremble or shake

    her voice wobbled with emotion

  3. (intr) to vacillate with indecision

  4. (tr) to cause to wobble

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a wobbling movement, motion, or sound

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • wobbler noun
  • ˈɴDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wobble1

1650–60; < Low German wabbeln; akin to Old Norse vafla to toddle, Middle High German wabelen to waver, Old English æڱ to speak incoherently
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wobble1

C17: variant of wabble, from Low German wabbeln; related to Middle High German wabelen to waver
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Verstappen almost lost his car when he had a massive wobble coming out of the fast final corner as the race restarted with five laps to go.

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Malmo are arguably the biggest club in Scandinavia but had just suffered a mid-season wobble when they signed Rosler last August.

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Times of technological upheaval, social upheaval, general crisis, natural disasters, all these things that cause someone's world to wobble and shift can lead us to cult-like thinking.

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I couldn’t center the clay on my wheel, causing it to wobble uncontrollably as I also struggled to control the wheel’s speed, oscillating between going too slow and too fast.

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You can just about detect the switch from drone to human operator – there's a minuscule wobble – but unless you're looking for them, these transitions are effectively seamless.

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