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)
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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Jay Harris, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Taiwan has accidentally undermined its security in its attempt to remain central to American policy and international energy dynamics and is wobbling on the tightrope.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The British, on the other hand, suffered a wobble this weekend.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Spurs also thrashed City 4-0 at the Etihad in the league back when Pep Guardiola’s defending champions were starting to wobble but were still second in the table.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Taiwan has accidentally undermined its security in its attempt to remain central to American policy and international energy dynamics and is wobbling on the tightrope.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
Despite recent wobbles, including a more than 10% drop from its all-time high earlier this month, the S&P 500 is still up more than 160% from its level at the onset of Covid in 2020.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The British, on the other hand, suffered a wobble this weekend.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Wobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wobble. Accessed 20 Apr. 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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