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wobble

/ˈwɑbl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
wob-ble
IPA
/ˈwɑbl̩/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unsteady motion.

noun

A tremulous sound.

noun

A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep.

noun

A variation in the third nucleotide of a codon that codes for a specific aminoacid.

verb

To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.

Intransitive verb

verb

To tremble or quaver.

Intransitive verb

verb

To vacillate in one's opinions.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to wobble.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From earlier wabble (“wobble”), probably from Low German wabbeln (“to wobble”). Compare Dutch wiebelen and wobbelen (“to wobble”), German wabbeln (“to wobble”), Old Norse vafla (“to hover about, totter”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈwɑbl̩/
  • British English: /ˈwɒbl̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

wobbles (plural) wabble (alternative, archaic) wobbles (present, singular) wobbling (participle, present) wobbled (participle, past) wobbled (past)

Derived Forms

wobbler wobblily wobbliness wobblingly wobblish wobbly

Phrases

Chandler wobble death wobble head wobble nanna wobble speed wobble wibble-wobble wobble base pair wobble bass

Synonyms

jiggle quiver shake tremble quaver tremolo vibrato judder shudder falter vacillate waffle

Rhymes With

gobble cobble squabble hobble nobile mirabile strobl robl chernobyl bobble coble nobble

Questions

How do you pronounce wobble?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɑbl̩/.
What does wobble mean?
An unsteady motion.
Where does wobble come from?
From earlier wabble (“wobble”), probably from Low German wabbeln (“to wobble”). Compare Dutch wiebelen and wobbelen (“to wobble”), German wabbeln (“to wobble”), Old Norse vafla (“to hover about, totter”).

How to pronounce wobble

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