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wobbler

[wob-uhl]

wob·ble

[wob-uhl] verb, wob·bled, wob·bling, noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
2.
to move unsteadily from side to side: The table wobbled on its uneven legs.
3.
to show unsteadiness; tremble; quaver: His voice wobbled.
4.
to vacillate; waver.
verb (used with object)
5.
to cause to wobble.

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noun
Also, wabble.


Origin:
1650–60; < Low German wabbeln; akin to Old Norse vafla to toddle, Middle High German wabelen to waver, Old English wæflian to speak incoherently

wob·bler, noun
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wobble (ˈwɒbəl)
 
vb
1.  (intr) to move, rock, or sway unsteadily
2.  (intr) to tremble or shake: her voice wobbled with emotion
3.  (intr) to vacillate with indecision
4.  (tr) to cause to wobble
 
n
5.  a wobbling movement, motion, or sound
 
[C17: variant of wabble, from Low German wabbeln; related to Middle High German wabelen to waver]
 
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