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
Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
That’s because, as Riemann explains, standing on one leg really strengthens your hips—in particular your hip abductors, or the small muscles along the outside of your butt that have to fire to keep you from wobbling.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 26 June 2024
Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 29 June 2024
Much of McAlpine’s writing wobbles between those two poles.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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Verb
Halfway through the ceremony, his stoner friend from high school arrived in a canoe, stumbled ashore, and wobbled his way up the yard in full view of the guests.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
That’s because, as Riemann explains, standing on one leg really strengthens your hips—in particular your hip abductors, or the small muscles along the outside of your butt that have to fire to keep you from wobbling.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 26 June 2024
Noun
Biles started her night with a clean set on bars, but had a few wobbles on the balance beam.
—Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 29 June 2024
Much of McAlpine’s writing wobbles between those two poles.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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“Wobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wobble. Accessed 7 Jul. 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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