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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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Derived Forms

  • ˈɴDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ɴDzb 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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The wobble, the fluff, the quiet alchemy of gelatin are all designed to evoke the version he remembers from his childhood table, just made sleeker.

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Republican leaders have assured their wobbling colleagues that they intend to root out waste, fraud and abuse only, not cut Medicaid benefits.

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So the Bank's rate-setters face a delicate balancing act for the rest of the year, starting at their next meeting in May, particularly because nobody is sure how much the tightrope is going to wobble.

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He ran on to the kerb at Degner One, twice had an oversteer moment at the hairpin, and then a big wobble out of the final chicane.

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Liverpool have had a break since going out of the Champions League and losing the Carabao Cup final, and I don't think we will see them wobble here.

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