Definitions for wobblyˈwɒb li
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wob•bleˈwɒb əl(v.; n.)-bled, -bling
(v.i.)to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
to move, walk, etc., unsteadily with a side-to-side motion.
to show unsteadiness; tremble; quaver:
His voice wobbled.
to vacillate; waver.
(v.t.)to cause to wobble.
(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
Wobbly(adj)
a member of the Industrial Workers of the World
rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky(adj)
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
"a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
Wiktionary
wobbly(Noun)
A wobbler; a fit of rage.
wobbly(Adjective)
unsteady and tending to wobble
Wobbly(Noun)
A member of the Industrial Workers of the World, a militant, radical labor union.
Translations for wobbly
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- waggelrigAfrikaans
- مُهْتَز، مُتَمايِلArabic
- клатещ сеBulgarian
- oscilantePortuguese (BR)
- viklavěCzech
- wackeligGerman
- slingrendeDanish
- ασταθήςGreek
- que se mueveSpanish
- ebakindel, kõikuvEstonian
- لرزان؛ متزلزلFarsi
- huteraFinnish
- branlantFrench
- מִתנַדנֵדHebrew
- डांवांडोलHindi
- klimavoCroatian
- ingóHungarian
- bergoyangIndonesian
- óstöðugur, valturIcelandic
- traballanteItalian
- ぐらぐらするJapanese
- 흔들리거리는Korean
- svyrinėjantis, išklibęsLithuanian
- ļodzīgs; grīļīgsLatvian
- bergoyang-goyangMalay
- wankelDutch
- lealaus, vaklendeNorwegian
- rozklekotany, chwiejnyPolish
- لرزان؛ متزلزلPersian
- په زنګېدوPashto
- oscilantePortuguese
- instabil;şubredRomanian
- шаткийRussian
- kolísavoSlovak
- majavSlovenian
- klimavoSerbian
- vinglig, ostadigSwedish
- ซึ่งโอนเอนไปมาThai
- yalpalayan, sendeleyenTurkish
- 搖晃不穩的Chinese (Trad.)
- хиткийUkrainian
- لڑکھڑاتے ہوءےUrdu
- chaođảoVietnamese
- 摆动不稳定的Chinese (Simp.)
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