to wabble
- verb
- /ˈwæbəl/
:
oscilar
- The toddler began to wabble as he took his first steps across the living room.
Examples
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The jelly began to wabble on the plate as the table was bumped.
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And the burnt fool's bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the fire.
Blog text (6) -
That the dog returns to his vomit and the sow returns to her mire, and the burnt fool's bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the fire;
Blog text (31) -
After a few too many drinks, he started to wabble down the street, struggling to keep his balance.
Synonyms
916
1.0
To move quickly from side to side or up and down
89
1.0
To move with small, quick movements from side to side or up and down
77
2.4
To move slowly from side to side in a gentle rhythm
47
4.5
To shake in small, quick movements because of fear, cold, or excitement
40
3.8
To move or shake unsteadily from side to side
32
1.4
To move quickly from side to side or up and down again and again
12
4.8
To move or shake in a slight, unsteady way
11
4.8
To walk in an unsteady way as if about to fall
2
4.6
To shake or move quickly because you are nervous
1
7.4
To shake slightly with quick movements
1
8.4
To move slowly back and forth like a boat or kite
To move unsteadily while rolling from side to side
To move from side to side in an unsteady way
To walk in a wobbly way as if about to fall
Antonyms
How Unsteady
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wabble comes from the same sound-image as wobble, so it makes you picture something moving unsteadily from side to side. That's why to wabble means to shake or move with an irregular motion.