Wobbly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a member of the Industrial Workers of the World

inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɑːbli/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɒbli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɒbli/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɑːbli/.

Examples

a rickety table
a wobbly chair with shaky legs
the ladder felt a little wobbly

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rickety shaky wonky

Parts of Speech

noun	a member of the Industrial Workers of the World
adjective	inclined to shake as from weakness or defect “a rickety table”

Word Forms

ricketiness	noun	the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place
shake	noun	a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
shakiness	noun	a shaky motion
wobble	noun	an unsteady rocking motion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wackelig

ein Mitglied der Industrial Workers of the World

🇫🇷French

bancal

membre des Travailleurs Industriels du Monde

🇪🇸Spanish

tembleque

miembro de los Trabajadores Industriales del Mundo

🇮🇹Italian

traballante

un membro dei lavoratori dell'industria del mondo

🇳🇱Dutch

wiebelig

een lid van de Industriële Arbeiders van de Wereld

🇵🇹Portuguese

vacilante

um membro dos Trabalhadores Industriais do Mundo

🇷🇺Russian

шаткий

член организации «Промышленные рабочие мира»

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिखता जारी

विश्व के औद्योगिक श्रमिकों का एक सदस्य

🇧🇩Bengali

টলমল

বিশ্বের শিল্প শ্রমিকদের একজন সদস্য

🇮🇳Tamil

தள்ளாடும்

உலகின் தொழில்துறை தொழிலாளர்களின் உறுப்பினர்

🇮🇳Telugu

చలించిపోయే

ఇండస్ట్రియల్ వర్కర్స్ ఆఫ్ ది వరల్డ్ సభ్యుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

डळमळीत

जगातील औद्योगिक कामगारांचा सदस्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધ્રૂજતું

વિશ્વના ઔદ્યોગિક કામદારોના સભ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲುಗಾಡುವ

ವಿಶ್ವದ ಕೈಗಾರಿಕಾ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರ ಸದಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇളകുന്ന

ലോകത്തിലെ വ്യാവസായിക തൊഴിലാളികളുടെ അംഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਥਿੜਕਦੇ ਹੋਏ

ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਦੇ ਉਦਯੋਗਿਕ ਵਰਕਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਮੈਂਬਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

لرزتے ہوئے

دنیا کے صنعتی کارکنوں کا ایک رکن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摇摇晃晃的

世界产业工人联盟成员

🇯🇵Japanese

ぐらつく

世界産業労働者のメンバー

🇰🇷Korean

줏대 없는

세계산업노동자연맹 회원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lung lay

một thành viên của Công nhân Công nghiệp Thế giới

🇹🇭Thai

สั่นคลอน

สมาชิกของคนงานอุตสาหกรรมของโลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

goyah

anggota Pekerja Industri Dunia

🇵🇭Filipino

nanginginig

isang miyembro ng Industrial Workers of the World

🇲🇾Malay

goyah

ahli Pekerja Industri Dunia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متهاد

عضو في عمال الصناعة في العالم

🇮🇷Persian

لرزان

یکی از اعضای کارگران صنعتی جهان

🇹🇷Turkish

titrek

Dünya Endüstriyel İşçileri'nin bir üyesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתנוֹדֵד

חבר בעובדי התעשייה של העולם

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