Wobble

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Intransitive verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 Transitive verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

English

Noun

wobble (plural wobbles)

1. An unsteady motion.

   The fat man walked down the street with a wobble.

2. A tremulous sound.

   There was a wobble on her high notes.

Synonyms

• (unsteady motion): quiver, shake, tremble
• (tremulous sound): quaver, tremble, tremolo, vibrato

Translations

unsteady motion

tremulous sound

Intransitive verb

to wobble (wobbling, wobbled)

1. To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.

   The Earth wobbles slowly on its axis as it rotates.

   The jelly wobbled on the plate.

2. To tremble or quaver.

   The sporano's voice wobbled alarmingly.

3. To vacillate in one's opinions.

   I'm wobbling between the Liberals and the Greens.

Synonyms

• (move with an uneven or rocking motion): judder , shudder , tremble
• (quaver): quaver, tremble
• (vacillate): vacillate, waver

move or with an uneven or rocking motion

French: osciller , branler

quaver

vacillate

French: vaciller

Transitive verb

to wobble (wobbling, wobbled)

1. To cause to wobble.

   The boy wobbled the girl's bike.

Synonyms

• (cause to wobble): jiggle , wiggle

Translations

cause to wobble