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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024
Then the light will wobble, shifting to a shimmery gold, and the sun will burst through, reclaiming its place in the sky.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
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Verb
Fully laid out, Stewart tried to stand, fell, and then rose again, wobbling, a nasty cut beginning to bleed under his left eye.
—Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024
Then the light will wobble, shifting to a shimmery gold, and the sun will burst through, reclaiming its place in the sky.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wobble
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“Wobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wobble. Accessed 3 May. 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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