wobble (redirected from wobbled)

wob·ble also wab·ble  (wbl)

v. wob·bled, wob·bling, wob·bles

v.intr.

1. To move or rotate with an uneven or rocking motion or unsteadily from side to side.

2. To tremble or quaver: The child's voice wobbled with emotion.

3. To waver or vacillate in one's opinions or feelings.

v.tr.

To cause to wobble.

n.

1. The act or an instance of wobbling; unsteady motion.

2. A tremulous, uncertain tone or sound: a vocal wobble.

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[Probably from Low German wabbeln; see webh- in Indo-European roots.]

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wobbler n.

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wobble

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

1. to move or sway unsteadily

2. to shake: she was having difficulty in controlling her voice, which wobbled about

Noun

a wobbling movement or sound [Low German wabbeln]

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Wobble of cyclists—Hare, 1939.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wobble - an unsteady rocking motion           motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something shimmy - an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"
Verb	1.	wobble - move unsteadily; "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled down the street" coggle move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	2.	wobble - move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control" careen, tilt, shift move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	3.	wobble - tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion" shimmy vibrate - shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

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wobble

verb 1. shake, rock, sway, tremble, quake, waver, teeter, totter, seesaw

2. tremble, shake, vibrate

verb 3. hesitate, waver, fluctuate, dither chiefly Brit. be undecided, vacillate, shillyshally (informal) be unable to make up your mind, swither Scot.

noun 4. unsteadiness, shake, tremble, quaking

5. unsteadiness, shake, tremor, vibration

Translations

wobble [ˈwɔbl] vi → tambalearse

wobble [ˈwɔbl] vi → trembler; [chair] → branler

wobble [ˈwɔbl] vi → wackeln; [legs] → zittern

wobble [ˈwɔbl] vi → tremare; [chair] → traballare

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wobble

v wobble [ˈwobl]

to rock unsteadily from side to side The bicycle wobbled and the child fell off. waggel يَتَمايَل، يَتَرَنَّح клатя се kymácet se slingre wackeln ταλαντεύομαι, κουνιέμαι moverse, tambalearse vänderdama تلو تلو خوردن hoippua ballotter לְהִתנַדנֵד लड़खड़ाना njihati se, klimati se inog bergoyang vera valtur, vagga, riða oscillare よろめく 흔들리다, 비틀거리다; 흔들다 (su)svyruoti ļodzīties; grīļoties terhuyung-hayang wankelen vakle, slingre, slarke (za)chwiać się oscilar a se clătina пошатываться; вилять kývať sa opotekati se zanositi kränga, vingla, wobbla โยกไปมา yalpalamak, sendelemek 搖晃 гойдатися, хитатися چکر کھانا chao đảo 摇晃

n

a slight rocking, unsteady movement This wheel has a bit of a wobble. waggel تَمايُل، تَرَنُّح поклащане viklání slingren das Wackeln αστάθεια, κούνημα tamboleo, movimiento võbin, nõks (sees) تکان؛ لرزش vipotus tremblement נִדנוּד लड़खड़ाहट klimanje ingadozás gerakan bergoyang rugg, vagg oscillazione よろめき 흔들거림, 비틀거림 svyravimas ļodzīšanās; grīļošanās bergegar afwijking slingring, vakling, sjangling chybotanie się oscilação tremur вихляние kývanie, kolísanie majanje klimanje krängning, vinglande, skakning การโอนเอนไปมา yalpalama, sendeleme 晃動 хитання; коливання گردش sự chao đảo 晃动

adj ˈwobbly

waggelrig مُهْتَز، مُتَمايِل клатещ се viklavě slingrende wackelig ασταθής que se mueve ebakindel, kõikuv لرزان؛ متزلزل vipottava branlant מִתנַדנֵד डांवांडोल klimavo ingó bergoyang óstöðugur, valtur traballante ぐらぐらする 흔들리는, 불안정한 svyrinėjantis, išklibęs ļodzīgs; grīļīgs bergoyang-goyang wankel lealaus, vaklende rozklekotany, chwiejny oscilante instabil; şubred шаткий kolísavo majav klimavo vinglig, ostadig ซึ่งโอนเอนไปมา yalpalayan, sendeleyen 不穩定的 хиткий لڑکھڑاتے ہوءے chao đảo 不稳定的

n ˈwobbliness

waggelrigheid تَمايُل، تَرَنُّح клатейки се vratkost slingren die Wackeligkeit αστάθεια movible ebakindlus سستی؛ شلی vaappuminen caractère branlant הִתנַדנֵדוּת लड़खड़ाहट klimavost ingadozás, bizonytalanság goyangan óstöðugleiki barcollamento ぐらつき 흔들림, 불안정함 netvirtumas ļodzīgums keadaan yg bergoyang-goyang wankelheid ustøhet rozklekotanie, chwiejność insegurança instabilitate шаткость kolísavosť majavost klimavost vinglighet, ostadighet การโอนเอนไปมา yalpalama, sendeleme 不穩定 хиткість لڑکھڑاہٹ sự chao đảo 不稳定