variants
or less commonly wabble
wobbled also wabbled; wobbling also wabbling
ˈwä-b(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to cause to wobble
variants
or less commonly wabble
1
a
: 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)
Synonyms
Examples of wobble in a Sentence
Verb
The vase wobbled but didn't fall over.
The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.
The table wobbles a little.
They have been wobbling in their support of the president's policies.
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2024
All these policies would help Black and Latino families, and so might shore up their wobbling loyalty to the Democratic Party.
—Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Sam Joseph, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
As tiny as that seems, the wobbles of small worlds usually manifest as motions approximately 10 times smaller still.
—John Wenz, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The deer slows, turns broadside, wobbles a bit, then falls dead.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2024
All these policies would help Black and Latino families, and so might shore up their wobbling loyalty to the Democratic Party.
—Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
Norris overtook Leclerc for second late on in the race, as the Monegasque driver had a huge wobble at the final corner that almost sent him into the barriers.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
As tiny as that seems, the wobbles of small worlds usually manifest as motions approximately 10 times smaller still.
—John Wenz, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Wobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wobble. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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wobble
1 of 2 verb
wob·ble
ˈwäb-əl
wobbled; wobbling
-(ə-)liŋ
1
a
: to move or cause to move with a jerky rocking or side-to-side motion
the baby's head wobbled from side to side
b
: tremble entry 1 sense 1
a voice that wobbles
2
: waver sense 1
his opinion wobbled
wobble
2 of 2 noun
: a wobbling action or movement
the wheel had a bad wobble
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