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also wabbly
as in shaking
marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements
all wobbly from the chills associated with the flu
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Recent Examples of wobbly
You might be tempted to keep the pan in the oven longer when the center still appears a little wet and wobbly.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2026
The showing marked a sharp contrast from the 2025 Gala, which had featured less advanced versions of the robots twirling handkerchiefs in a wobbly folk dance.
—Dylan Butts,matthew Chin, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
For a while, there were concerns as the 9-1-1 spinoff was a little wobbly out of the gate.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
But when no one on the East Coast was watching, things got wobbly even in the Heartland for Republicans.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Do the three veteran, free-agent starters acquired during the offseason — 34-year-old right-hander Michael Lorenzen, Tomoyuki Sugano (35), and lefty Jose Quintana (37) — have enough left in the tank to stabilize Colorado’s wobbly rotation?
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
The racing team’s high-performance engineering arm has been brought in to reinforce the notoriously wobbly chassis of the open-top speed machine.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
And this seems a little wobbly.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
The tiny elephant’s arrival is being celebrated as a once-in-a-generation moment as a new life takes its first wobbly steps.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2026
The showing marked a sharp contrast from the 2025 Gala, which had featured less advanced versions of the robots twirling handkerchiefs in a wobbly folk dance.
—Dylan Butts,matthew Chin, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
For a while, there were concerns as the 9-1-1 spinoff was a little wobbly out of the gate.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
But when no one on the East Coast was watching, things got wobbly even in the Heartland for Republicans.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Do the three veteran, free-agent starters acquired during the offseason — 34-year-old right-hander Michael Lorenzen, Tomoyuki Sugano (35), and lefty Jose Quintana (37) — have enough left in the tank to stabilize Colorado’s wobbly rotation?
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
The racing team’s high-performance engineering arm has been brought in to reinforce the notoriously wobbly chassis of the open-top speed machine.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
And this seems a little wobbly.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
The tiny elephant’s arrival is being celebrated as a once-in-a-generation moment as a new life takes its first wobbly steps.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wobbly
Adjective
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That week’s host, Emily Blunt, did the trembly voice-over.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2020
Adjective
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The Celtics’ shakiest shooter early on was Brown, who scored two first-quarter points while going 0-for-4 from the foul line.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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While the Hawks’ legs were shaky, Connor Bedard was strong enough to carry the team most of the way.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Wobbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wobbly. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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