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🔄 To shake unsteadily 🔄 A shaky movement 🤔 To be unsure
wabble

wabble

9.1
A short unsteady movement from side to side
  • noun
  • /ˈwæbəl/
translation icon : movimiento inestable
  • The table had a slight wabble because one leg was shorter than the others.

Examples

  • The table had a slight wabble because one leg was shorter than the others.

  • A sudden wabble in the steering made him slow the car and check the tyres.

  • She noticed a wabble in the camera as the wind picked up during filming.

  • The wabble of the table made it hard to eat.

  • There was a slight wabble in her voice during the speech.

  • There was a slight wabble in her voice during the speech.

  • She noticed a wabble in the camera as the wind picked up during filming.

Synonyms

wiggle
vswabble
37 1.0

A small, quick movement from side to side or up and down

is a single brief unsteady motion rather than repeated quick moves
lurch
vswabble
7 4.7

A sudden unsteady movement, often forward or to one side

is a small brief unsteady motion rather than sudden large movement
jiggle
vswabble
7 3.9

A small quick shaking movement that makes things wobble

is a brief unsteady motion rather than irregular shaking
wobblette
vswabble
  • Informal
9.9

A small playful movement from side to side

is neutral and brief rather than playful

Antonyms

stability
363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

stillness
38 3.5

A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm

How Unsteady

lurch
7 4.7
wabble
9.1
to twitch
66 2.8
to flutter
35 3.5
to sway
77 2.4

Surface Forms

wabble singular
wabbles plural

Etymology

Wabble is a playful form of wobble, a word that copies the sound of a quick shake; imagine a table giving a small, side-to-side 'wobble'. So a wabble is a brief unsteady movement.