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also wabble
1
as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
the patient's hand wobbles so much that he can scarcely hold a glass of water
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2
as in to sway
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the table wobbled whenever I leaned on it
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3
as in to hesitate
to show uncertainty about the right course of action
we cannot afford to have the governor wobble at this critical time
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also wabble
as in tremor
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Recent Examples of wobble
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Suddenly, the tent jerked and wobbled.
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Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
Christian Wiman,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
But strappy heels are tricky…every wobble, pressure point and uncomfortable strap is exposed.
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Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Verb
But things are starting to wobble.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Suddenly, the tent jerked and wobbled.
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Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
Noun
Cuckoo wobble, tuba walk, boing boing and the whistling thribble.
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Christian Wiman,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
But strappy heels are tricky…every wobble, pressure point and uncomfortable strap is exposed.
—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for wobble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wobble
Verb
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Hernández said Rossi Ydrogo had just called his brother in Caracas 20 minutes before the earth started to shake.
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In Venezuela, rescue teams have been racing against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira last Wednesday.
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Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies' management decisions, efficiency and financials.
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Socially aware quasi-outsider Dustin (Zac Looker) will take a second longer to sway.
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When King asked if the unnamed celebrity was the one, Brown didn't hesitate.
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The girls don’t hesitate to lay into him either with Trinity, Melanie, and Aniya all coming to Kenzie’s impassioned defense.
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And once performance falters, customers are likely to lose faith in your brand.
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Russell Henley also made a 4-under push on Sunday to finish 10-under, while Cam Young faltered in the final pairing with a 1-over round to finish 10-under as well.
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Nearly 2,000 people are confirmed dead, with tens of thousands still missing following the tremors.
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Many remain unwilling to return to homes that survived the initial earthquakes but may now be structurally compromised by the continuing tremors.
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Watching their relationship devolve (never more so than when their sperm donor, a rakish, motorcycle-driving restaurant owner played by Mark Ruffalo, enters the scene) is most definitely a tear-jerking experience, as is the film’s final scene.
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Some were petty — like Reese committing a foul against Clark, then jerking her head back, impersonating Clark as a flopper.
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Once, somewhere in southern Virginia, Dad performed the customary lurch off the highway in the direction of a promising barbecue counter.
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The same boom-and-bust dependency on the oil industry, whose profits were now funnelled through the regime and its allies, kept the country lurching from one crisis to the next.
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Back in their dorm room after the beating, Valentine watched as Okeadu began to tremble uncontrollably.
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Each time the leaves trembled, the sunlight filtering through them also wavered.
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“Wobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wobble. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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