Definitions for wobbleˈwɒb əl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wob•bleˈwɒb əl(v.; n.)-bled, -bling

  1. (v.i.)to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.

  2. to move, walk, etc., unsteadily with a side-to-side motion.

  3. to show unsteadiness; tremble; quaver:

    His voice wobbled.

  4. to vacillate; waver.

  5. (v.t.)to cause to wobble.

  6. (n.)a wobbling movement or effect.

Origin of wobble:

1650–60; < LG wabbeln; akin to OE wæflian to speak incoherently, MHG wabelen to waver, ON vafla to toddle

wob′bly(adj.)-bli•er, -bli•est.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. wobble(verb)

    an unsteady rocking motion

  2. wobble, coggle(verb)

    move unsteadily

    "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled down the street"

  3. careen, wobble, shift, tilt(verb)

    move sideways or in an unsteady way

    "The ship careened out of control"

  4. shimmy, wobble(verb)

    tremble or shake

    "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. wobble(verb)ˈwɒb əl

    to move with small shaking movements

    The child wobbled and fell to the floor.; I felt a little wobbly after the operation.

Wiktionary

  1. wobble(Noun)

    An unsteady motion.

    The fat man walked down the street with a wobble.

  2. wobble(Noun)

    A tremulous sound.

    There was a wobble on her high notes.

  3. wobble(Noun)

    A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep

  4. wobble(Verb)

    To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.

  5. wobble(Verb)

    To tremble or quaver.

    The soprano's voice wobbled alarmingly.

  6. wobble(Verb)

    To vacillate in one's opinions.

    I'm wobbling between the Liberals and the Greens.

  7. wobble(Verb)

    To cause to wobble.

    The boy wobbled the girl's bike.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Wobble(verb)

    see Wabble


Translations for wobble

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

wobble(noun)

a slight rocking, unsteady movement

This wheel has a bit of a wobble.

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