wobble
Americanverb (used without object)
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to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
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to move unsteadily from side to side.
The table wobbled on its uneven legs.
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to show unsteadiness; tremble; quaver.
His voice wobbled.
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to vacillate; waver.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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(intr) to move, rock, or sway unsteadily
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(intr) to tremble or shake
her voice wobbled with emotion
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(intr) to vacillate with indecision
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(tr) to cause to wobble
noun
Other Word Forms
- wobbler noun
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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That internal structure controls the planet's slow wobble in space, known as precession.
From Science Daily
I spun the wheel and was surprised it didn’t wobble or creak.
From Literature
The stock wobbled recently amid reports of the company potentially trailing its Korean rivals in shipping the newest type of HBM chip to Nvidia, but executives and analysts have dismissed those fears.
From Barron's
The stock wobbled recently amid reports of the company potentially trailing its Korean rivals in shipping the newest type of HBM chip to Nvidia, but executives and analysts have dismissed those fears.
From Barron's
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
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