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Wobble

noun/wˈɑːbəl/
Definition
an unsteady rocking motion
move unsteadily
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈɑːbəl/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈɒbəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈɒbəl/
1 syllable Say it as /wˈɑːbəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounan unsteady rocking motion
verbmove unsteadily
“His knees wobbled”
verbmove sideways or in an unsteady way
“The ship careened out of control”
verbtremble or shake
“His voice wobbled with restrained emotion”
Word Forms
wobblyadjectiveinclined to shake as from weakness or defect
wobbleverbmove unsteadily
wobblenounan unsteady rocking motion
wobblernounsomething that wobbles
careennounpitching dangerously to one side
shiftnounthe act of moving from one place to another
tiltnounpitching dangerously to one side
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
flattern
eine unsichere Schaukelbewegung
🇫🇷French
osciller
un mouvement de balancement instable
🇪🇸Spanish
tambalearse
un movimiento de balanceo inestable
🇮🇹Italian
oscillare
un movimento oscillatorio instabile
🇳🇱Dutch
wiebelen
een onstabiele schommelbeweging
🇵🇹Portuguese
oscilar
um movimento de balanço instável
🇷🇺Russian
колебаться
неустойчивое покачивающееся движение
India
🇮🇳Hindi
लडखडाना
एक अस्थिर हिलती हुई गति
🇧🇩Bengali
টলমল
একটি অস্থির দোলনা গতি
🇮🇳Tamil
தள்ளாட்டம்
ஒரு நிலையற்ற ராக்கிங் இயக்கம்
🇮🇳Telugu
చలించు
ఒక అస్థిరమైన రాకింగ్ కదలిక
🇮🇳Marathi
डळमळणे
एक अस्थिर रॉकिंग गती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ધ્રુજારી
એક અસ્થિર રોકિંગ ગતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಲುಗಾಡಿಸು
ಒಂದು ಅಸ್ಥಿರ ರಾಕಿಂಗ್ ಚಲನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഇളകുക
ഒരു അസ്ഥിരമായ ചലനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਿੱਲਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਅਸਥਿਰ ਹਿੱਲਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਗਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
لرزنا
ایک غیر مستحکم ہلتی ہوئی حرکت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
摇晃
不稳定的摇摆运动
🇯🇵Japanese
ぐらつく
不安定な揺れの動き
🇰🇷Korean
동요
불안정한 흔들리는 움직임
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lung lay
một chuyển động lắc lư không ổn định
🇹🇭Thai
โยกเยก
การเคลื่อนไหวโยกไม่มั่นคง
🇮🇩Indonesian
goyangan
gerakan goyang yang tidak stabil
🇵🇭Filipino
umaalog-alog
isang unsteady rocking motion
🇲🇾Malay
goyah
gerakan goyang yang tidak stabil
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تمايل
حركة هزاز غير مستقرة
🇮🇷Persian
تکان دادن
یک حرکت تکان دهنده ناپایدار
🇹🇷Turkish
sallanmak
kararsız bir sallanma hareketi
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְנַעֲנֵעַ
תנועת נדנוד לא יציבה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'wobble'?
The primary meaning of 'wobble' is 'an unsteady rocking motion'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'wobble' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'wobble' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'wobble' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'wobble' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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