WOBBLINGS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

wobbling

noun

variants also wabbling

as in hesitation

a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action the mayor's apparent wobbling on the issue of increased property taxes

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Recent Examples of wobbling During testing, the creator found that the stock connection caused excessive wobbling while driving, leading to the development of a custom dual-rod mechanism designed to stabilize head movement. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026 Losers often exit the octagon wobbling, smiling, fogged, concussed. —

David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026 That wobbling can allow Arctic air from the troposphere — or contained within the polar jet stream — to move elsewhere. —

Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Moving over to the balance beam, the Bruins struggled at the start, with Matthews falling and Sumanasekera wobbling. —

Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026 Most exoplanetary discoveries instead arise through far more indirect means, such as the dip in a star’s light caused by a world passing between its sun and our telescope or the tiny wobbling of a star caused by an orbiting planet’s gravitational tug. —

Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025

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Noun

His party was in denial, and the hesitation cost them the general election.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Aside from his hesitations over the SNL cue cards, Holland has not shied away from live performance itself.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026