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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Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Spain’s far-flung empire, arguably the world’s most powerful, had seriously wobbled in the 1640s — and so had the king’s family life.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Darren Richman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
There’s a lot to unpack about the short- and longer-term trends at play, but this wobble in the car market masks a good news story in the electrification of larger fleets of small vans.
—Forrester, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Later in the second, the Bruins wobbled on the forecheck, which gave the Lightning a clean breakout and a two-on-one rush.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Spain’s far-flung empire, arguably the world’s most powerful, had seriously wobbled in the 1640s — and so had the king’s family life.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
League-leaders Liverpool are having their first minor wobble of the campaign, with Trent Alexander-Arnold seemingly angling for a move to Real Madrid and drawing at home to struggling Manchester United on the weekend in a game most felt Arne Slot’s team would win comfortably.
—Darren Richman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
There’s a lot to unpack about the short- and longer-term trends at play, but this wobble in the car market masks a good news story in the electrification of larger fleets of small vans.
—Forrester, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Wobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wobble. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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