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Added 10 October 2026

wobble

/ˈwɑbl̩/ noun

In Latin: vacillo, labō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wobble at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An unsteady rocking motion.

verb

Move unsteadily.
His knees wobbled
Move sideways or in an unsteady way.
The ship careened out of control
Tremble or shake.
His voice wobbled with restrained emotion

Origin

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”).

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