wobble

🇺🇸 /ˈwɑːbl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈwɒbl/
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verb
R

to sway or move back and forth; to cause something to do this

Her voice wobbled as she tried to hold back tears.

R

to move in a direction while swaying from side to side

He wobbled down the sidewalk on his new skateboard.

R

to be unsure or to lose confidence about something

The team seemed to wobble in their determination after the loss.

noun
R

a slight unsteady movement from side to side

The wobble in the wheel made the ride uncomfortable.

R

a moment of uncertainty or loss of confidence

The wobble in her voice revealed her nervousness.

translation

v. to sway or move back and forth; to cause something to do this; to move in a direction while swaying from side to side; to be unsure or to lose confidence about something
n. a slight unsteady movement from side to side; a moment of uncertainty or loss of confidence

Word Forms

3rd Present wobbles
Progressive wobbling
Perfect wobbled
Past wobbled
Plural wobbles