English Explanatory Dictionary

wobble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unsteady motion.
  2. A tremulous sound.
  3. A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep.
  4. A variation in the third nucleotide of a codon that codes for a specific aminoacid.
verb
  1. To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.
  2. To tremble or quaver.
  3. To vacillate in one's opinions.
  4. To cause to wobble.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɑbl̩/ /ˈwɒbl̩/ en-us-wobble.ogg

Word forms

wobble wobbles wabble wobbling wobbled

Etymology

From earlier wabble (“wobble”), probably from Low German wabbeln (“to wobble”). Compare Dutch wiebelen and wobbelen (“to wobble”), German wabbeln (“to wobble”), Old Norse vafla (“to hover about, totter”).

Synonyms

jiggle quiver shake tremble quaver tremolo vibrato judder shudder falter vacillate waffle waver rock wiggle

Derived words

Chandler wobble death wobble head wobble nanna wobble speed wobble wibble-wobble wobble base pair wobble bass wobble board wobble room wobble shop give your head a wobble wobbler wobblily wobbliness wobblingly wobblish wobbly
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