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variants
also wabbles
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as in shakes
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
the patient's hand wobbles so much that he can scarcely hold a glass of water
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as in lurches
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the table wobbled whenever I leaned on it
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as in hesitates
to show uncertainty about the right course of action
we cannot afford to have the governor wobble at this critical time
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as in falters
to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side
the drunk stood up, wobbled for a moment, and fell forward
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“Wobbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wobbles. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.
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