wobble

Definitions


[ˈwɒbl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side
(e.g: the table wobbles where the leg is too short)


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Origin:
early 18th century (earlier as wabble): probably from obsolete Dutch wabbelen or Low German wabbeln ‘to move to and fro’; related to the verb wave


[ˈwɒbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an unsteady movement from side to side
(e.g: the handlebars developed a wobble)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century (earlier as wabble): probably from obsolete Dutch wabbelen or Low German wabbeln ‘to move to and fro’; related to the verb wave




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