Entry Word: wobble

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to make a series of small irregular or violent movements <the patientʼs hand wobbles so much that he can scarcely hold a glass of water> — see shake 1
2 to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions <the table wobbled whenever I leaned on it> — see rock 1
3 to show uncertainty about the right course of action <we cannot afford to have the governor wobble at this critical time> — see hesitate
4 to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side <the drunk stood up, wobbled for a moment, and fell forward> — see teeter 1