wobble — to move unsteadily from side to side
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to move unsteadily from side to side
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈwɑːbəl/
Example Sentences
- The penguin wobbled across the ice like a drunk person at a wedding.
- My diet plan started to wobble when I saw the chocolate cake.
- The chair wobbles because one leg is shorter than the others.
wobble
VERB[/ˈwɑːbəl/]
to move unsteadily from side to side
The toddler takes his first steps, then starts to wobble before tumbling onto the rug.
Wobble and gobble, then hobble away!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from 17th-century German 'wabbeln', meaning 'to wobble' or 'to shake'. It is fundamentally onomatopoetic in nature, imitating the sound and motion of unstable, trembling movement.
Breakdown
wabbeln (German: to wobble, to shake) + -le (frequentative suffix), where the base verb wabbeln itself is imitative, representing the unsteady motion and sound of wobbling.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The penguin wobbled across the ice like a drunk person at a wedding.”
“My diet plan started to wobble when I saw the chocolate cake.”
“The chair wobbles because one leg is shorter than the others.”
“She tried to wobble like jelly to make the children laugh.”
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