Main Entry: ¹wob·ble

Variant(s): also wab·ble \ˈwä-bəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): wob·bled also wab·bled; wob·bling also wab·bling\-b(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: probably from Low German wabbeln; akin to Old English wǣfre restless — more at waver

Date: 1657

intransitive verb 1 a : to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side b : tremble, quaver
2 : waver, vacillatetransitive verb : to cause to wobble

— wob·bler also wab·bler \-b(ə-)lər\ noun

— wob·bli·ness also wab·bli·ness \ˈwä-blē-nəs\ noun

— wob·bly also wab·bly \ˈwä-b(ə-)lē\ adjective