Synonyms of wobbles

wobbles 1 of 2

verb

variants also wabbles

present tense third-person singular of wobble

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shakes
• shudders
• jerks
• vibrates
• quivers
• trembles
• jiggles
• shivers
• convulses
• sways
• twitches
• judders
• jolts
• joggles
• quakes
• agitates
• buckets
• swings
• jounces
• rocks
• flickers
• waves
• throbs
• flutters
• quavers
• chatters
• thrills
• wavers
• fluctuates
• oscillates
• undulates
• pulsates
• pulses
• dodders
• palpitates
• pitter-patters
• beats
• pit-a-pats

2

as in lurches

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the table wobbled whenever I leaned on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurches
• sways
• rocks
• shakes
• vibrates
• tosses
• jerks
• rolls
• halts
• seesaws
• careens
• tumbles
• falters
• totters
• wavers
• stumbles
• vacillates
• staggers
• waddles
• flounders
• jolts
• toddles
• hobbles
• weaves
• pitches
• teeters
• reels
• blunders
• oscillates
• undulates
• waggles
• hitches
• bucks
• dodders
• wags

3

as in hesitates

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

we cannot afford to have the governor wobble at this critical time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitates
• falters
• vacillates
• wavers
• staggers
• debates
• waits
• dithers
• balances
• teeters
• hangs back
• halts
• pauses
• sways
• scruples
• lingers
• delays
• shilly-shallies
• haws
• dawdles
• weighs
• ponders
• oscillates
• procrastinates
• hems
• chickens (out)
• deliberates
• backs down
• equivocates
• dallies
• considers
• hedges
• waffles
• pussyfoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plunges (in)
• dives (in)
• decides
• stirs
• continues
• advances
• budges

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falters
• trembles
• shakes
• rocks
• shudders
• lurches
• wavers
• totters
• vibrates
• quivers
• teeters
• stumbles
• toddles
• staggers
• flounders
• quakes
• quavers
• reels
• weaves
• careens

wobbles

2 of 2

noun

variants also wabbles

plural of wobble

as in tremors

Related Words

• shakes
• tremors
• vibrations
• agitations
• jolts
• trembles
• fluctuations
• waves
• quakes
• shivers
• shudders
• oscillations
• quivers
• pulses
• pulsations
• flutters
• palpitations
• throbs
• beats

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wobbles

Verb

If the fan wobbles noticeably at the ceiling or the mounting assembly moves, turn it off and have an electrician or qualified ceiling fan technician inspect it. — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026

Those impacts could also extend as far south as the New Jersey coast if the storm wobbles farther west. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

The movie wobbles around the plot, initially beginning with the sisters in court after their neighbor (played by Orlando Bloom) requests a restraining order against them. — Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Put plainly, the body that watches over the global financial system, chaired by the governor of the Bank of England, is saying the prices these funds report rest partly on judgment, and that the judgment wobbles precisely when it is tested. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

Sketch a plan for practice, then show up even if motivation wobbles. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2026

The show continually wobbles between these two poles. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026

The start of its third act wobbles a bit, but the filmmakers provide a smashing ending that holds hope there will be more adventures to follow. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026

The grades look normal, the homework gets turned in, and then a new unit shows up, and the whole thing wobbles. — Maria Williams, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026