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wobbling

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wob·ble also wab·ble  (wbl)
v. wob·bled also wab·bled, wob·bling also wab·bling, wob·bles also wab·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.
[Probably from Low German wabbeln; see webh- in Indo-European roots.]
wobbler n.
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Adj.1.wobbling - (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily; "a low-pitched wobbling sound"
unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"


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"Wait a minute, we'll make him tidy first," and Lizaveta Petrovna laid the red wobbling thing on the bed, began untrussing and trussing up the baby, lifting it up and turning it over with one finger and powdering it with something.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The other four men glued their eyes on their plates and chewed steadily and with thoughtful precision, their ears moving and wobbling, in time with their jaws, like the ears of so many animals.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
Once a leash of thin black whips, like the arms of an octopus, flashed across the sunset and was immediately with- drawn, and afterwards a thin rod rose up, joint by joint, bearing at its apex a circular disk that spun with a wobbling motion.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
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