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wobble

wob·ble [ ˈwä-bəl]

wobble

noun

variants: or less commonly wabble

Definition of wobble (Entry 2 of 2)

1a : a hobbling or rocking unequal motion (as of a wheel unevenly mounted)

b : an uncertainly directed movement

2 : an intermittent variation (as in volume of sound)

wobble

verb

[ˈwä-bəl]

variants: or less commonly wabble

Definition of wobble

(Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

1a : to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side

b : tremble, quaver

2 : waver, vacillate

transitive verb

: to cause to wobble

Other Words from wobble

Verb

wobbler or less commonly wabbler \ ˈwä-b(ə-)lər \ noun

wobbliness or less commonly wabbliness \ ˈwä-blē-nəs \ noun

wobbly or less commonly wabbly \ ˈwä-b(ə-)lē \ adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Verb

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
//For McDonald's to succeed, Kempczinski has to make sure that third leg doesn't wobble.
— Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, "At McDonald's, an abrupt change in leadership has investors wondering what's next," 5 Nov. 2019
//Stocks wobbled shortly after the Fed’s midafternoon announcement, which had been widely anticipated by traders.
— BostonGlobe.com, "With its latest rate cut, the Fed has nearly reversed the four rate hikes that it made in 2018.," 31 Oct. 2019
//There is no room for wobbling, as far as Trump is concerned.
— Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, "On “Human Scum” and Trump in the Danger Zone," 24 Oct. 2019
//From boldly addressing the nuances of #MeToo on her new Apple TV+ drama, The Morning Show, to canoodling with a five-foot python for BAZAAR, the 43-year-old actress and producer takes risks without even wobbling in her stilettos.
— Camilla Akrans; Fashion Editor: Patrick Mackie, Harper's BAZAAR, "Reese Witherspoon Faces Her Fears," 7 Oct. 2019
//The historians saw that over the past few hundred years, temperatures wobbled around, skewing warm for short stretches and cooling down in others.
— Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, "Climate change is changing the flavor of French wine," 30 Sep. 2019
//Years later, when her knees had become osteoporotic, the phone would ring and my grandmother would leap up to wobble towards the phone.
— Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, "My fancy smartphone could never give me what the landline gave my grandmother," 19 Sep. 2019
//The market has been wobbling this week and is so far on track for a slight weekly loss after three consecutive weeks of gains.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, "Asian shares mixed following Fed’s decision to cut rates," 18 Sep. 2019
//Canyon wrens provided a lilting serenade, and butterflies wobbled out from the banks to greet us.
— Roger Naylor, azcentral, "Now you can kayak Arizona's famous Horseshoe Bend. Here's how.," 5 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
//Just tens of miles and subtle storm wobbles could make the difference between the two scenarios.
— Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News, "‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Dorian blasting Bahamas and bearing down on Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas," 2 Sep. 2019
//Only a slight wobble in the path could send the core onto the Florida coast.
— Leigh Morgan, al, "Hurricane Dorian 2019 path update: Florida waits for turn north as Category 4 storm batters Bahamas," 2 Sep. 2019
//One prediction solved a long-standing dilemma, a weird wobble in Mercury’s orbit that Newton’s math couldn’t account for.
— Devin Powell, Discover Magazine, "How to Understand Einstein's Theory of Gravity," 24 May 2019
//Meanwhile, signs that China is increasing efforts to spur growth are reassuring investors concerned about a wobble in the world’s second-largest economy.
— Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, "Fed’s Dovish Shift Buoys Markets in 2019’s First Weeks," 15 Jan. 2019
//As Gaia continues its stargazing over the next four years, its data will reveal wobbles in the positions of many of the stars, indicating the tug of orbiting worlds.
— Quanta Magazine, "From Gaia, a Twinkling Treasure Trove," 14 Sep. 2016
//These spectrographs are designed to pick up wobbles as slight as 10 centimeters per second.
— Corey S. Powell, Scientific American, "The Hunt Is on for Alpha Centauri’s Planets," 5 Aug. 2019
//Typically, scientists watch these stellar wobbles from a planet’s entire orbit before confirming its discovery.
— Scientific American, "Test Pilot Geese, Planetary Wrecking Balls and Super AI Vision: The Week’s Best Science GIFs," 6 Sep. 2019
//However, any aforementioned wobbles to the west during the next couple of days would could certainly change this forecast.
— Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Dorian strengthens further, now tied for second-strongest Atlantic storm," 1 Sep. 2019

First Known Use of wobble

Verb

1657, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun

1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for wobble

Verb

probably from Low German wabbeln; akin to Old English wǣfre restless — more at waver

Dictionary Entries near wobble

Phrases Related to wobble

throw a wobbly

More Synonyms and Antonyms ofwobble

variants: also wabble

Synonyms & Antonyms of wobble

1 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 for wobble

Words Related to wobble

twitch

dodder,
waver

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

the table wobbled whenever I leaned on it

Synonyms for wobble

Words Related to wobble

3 to show uncertainty about the right course of action

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

Synonyms for wobble

Words Related to wobble

haw,
hem

Near Antonyms for wobble

decide

budge,
stir

Antonyms for wobble

4 to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side

the drunk stood up, wobbled for a moment, and fell forward

Synonyms for wobble

Words Related to wobble

More Definitions forwobble

wobble

verb

English Language Learners Definition of wobble

: to move with an unsteady side-to-side motion

: to be or become unsteady or unsure

wobble

verb

wob·ble | \ ˈwä-bəl\

wobbled; wobbling

Kids Definition of wobble

(Entry 1 of 2)

: to move from side to side in a shaky manner
//The Black Knight … wobbled, and then fell to the ground …— Jon Scieszka, Knights of the Kitchen Table

wobble

noun

Kids Definition of wobble (Entry 2 of 2)

: a rocking motion from side to side