wobbly

variants also wabbly
Definition of wobblynext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wobbly Many hope Big Tech earnings due this week will further stabilize a wobbly market that has grown wary of excessive AI spending. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Leatherman uses the example of tightening a screw on a wobbly picnic table to tie the bit tool into the Picnic theme, but the implement really seems far handier for EDC purposes than for serving or eating meals in the great outdoors. — New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026 The relentless Karlaftis didn’t record the Chiefs’ first sack of the game, but got enough of Kirk Cousins’ right arm to create a wobbly pass intercepted by Xavier Nwankpa. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 Beyond aesthetics, is there anything to be gleaned from Huang’s large, looping capitals or from Brockman’s wobbly lowercase initials? — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Perched like seabirds on wobbly plastic stools, leathery and liver-spotted from hours in the sun, some smoked while others sipped packets of bandung or chrysanthemum tea. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 One of the primary question marks around Costco in recent quarters has been slowing membership growth rates and wobbly renewal trends. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Privately, even with layoffs looming once the companies are merged, the ambitious Democrats were wobbly kneed in this corporate game of chicken that MAGA-friendly Ellison would leave them holding the bag jut before the midterms. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 Sharp knives already pose a risk of injury; a wobbly cutting board only exacerbates that risk. — Melissa Breyer, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wobbly
shaky
Adjective
  • Amid the Heat’s 0-3 start to the Giannis era, the Adebayo-Antetokounmpo fit has been shaky.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Political attack ads – fear messaging being one type – have a shakier record.
    — Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Wobbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wobbly. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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