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wobble

/ˈwɒbl̩/

Meanings
  • noun

    An unsteady or erratic movement, often used to describe something that is not stable or is moving in an uncontrolled way.

    - "The tower was wobbling in the strong wind."
    - "The jelly on my plate was starting to wobble."
    - "The old bridge made a ominous wobble when we drove over it."

Pronunciation
  1. /ˈwɑbl̩/



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Synonyms

jiggle , quiver , shake , tremble , quaver , tremble , tremolo , vibrato , falter , vacillate , waffle , waver , jiggle , rock , shake , wiggle , judder , shake , shudder , tremble , quaver , quiver , tremble
Rhymes
Words rhyming with wobble
noble , double , mobble , roble
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. Wobble the bobble

  2. A type of boat


Variants
List of all variants of wobble that leads to same result
wabble , wabbled , wabbler , wabblers , wabbles , wabblier , wabbliest , wabbliness , wabblinesses , wabbling , wabblings , wabbly , wobble , wobbled , wobbler , wobblers , wobbles , wobblier , wobbliest , wobbliness , wobblinesses , wobbling , wobblings , wobbly
Forms
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wobbles, wobbled, wobbling


Etymology
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Originally meant 'to move to and fro' in Middle English, from the Old Norse word 'robbla' which meant 'to shake'.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'wobble' is often used in astronomy to describe the slight wobble in the Earth's axis of rotation.

  2. The word 'wobble' is sometimes used as a verb to describe the act of making something wobble or move unsteadily.


Related Concepts
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  1. Instability: A state of not being stable, often used to describe physical or emotional conditions.

  2. Oscillation: A to and fro motion, often used in physics and mathematics.


Culture
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In popular culture, 'wobble' is often used to describe the unsteady movement of a disco or funk beat.

How to Memorize "wobble"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a jelly on a plate wobbling back and forth when touched.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'wobble' with the feeling of unsteadiness or instability.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by imagining the letter 'W' as a wobbly line.


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