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wobble
noun
verb
An unsteady motion.
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- W
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- OBBL
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Pronunciation
/ˈwɒbl̩/ /ˈwɑbl̩/
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
An unsteady motion.
“The fat man walked down the street with a wobble.”
A tremulous sound.
“There was a wobble on her high notes.”
A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep
verb
To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.
“the Earth wobbles slowly on its axis; the jelly wobbled on the plate”
To tremble or quaver.
“The soprano's voice wobbled alarmingly.”
To vacillate in one's opinions.
“I'm wobbling between the Liberals and the Greens.”
To cause to wobble.
“The boy wobbled the girl's bike.”
In context
Example Sentences
The fat man walked down the street with a wobble.
There was a wobble on her high notes.
the Earth wobbles slowly on its axis; the jelly wobbled on the plate
The soprano's voice wobbled alarmingly.
I'm wobbling between the Liberals and the Greens.
The boy wobbled the girl's bike.
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