wobble

¹wob·ble

verb \ˈwä-bəl\

wob·bled also wab·bledwob·bling also wab·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of WOBBLE

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, vacillate

transitive 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

Variants of WOBBLE

wob·ble also wab·ble \ˈwä-bəl\

Examples of WOBBLE

1. The vase wobbled but didn't fall over.
2. The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.
3. The table wobbles a little.
4. They have been wobbling in their support of the president's policies.

Origin of WOBBLE

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

First Known Use: 1657

Related to WOBBLE

Synonyms: agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, judder [chiefly British], quake, quiver, shudder, vibrate, shake (also wabble)

Antonyms: dive (in), plunge (in)

Related Words: rock, sway, swing; chatter, quaver, shiver, thrill, tremble; twitch; dodder, waver; flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, undulate, wave; beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb

Near Antonyms: decide; budge, stir; advance, continue

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Rhymes with WOBBLE

bobble, cobble, gobble, hobble, Kabul, nobble, obol, squabble