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 verb1 a: to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side b: tremble, quaver2: 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