Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wobbly

/ˈwɑb(ə)li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: wob-bly
IPA: /ˈwɑb(ə)li/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unsteady and tending to wobble.

noun

Alternative spelling of Wobbly.

noun

A wobbler; a fit of rage; a tantrum.

British usage; Colloquial

noun

A member of the Industrial Workers of the World, a militant, radical labor union.

Example Sentences

"wobbly bridge"
"wobbly chair"
"wobbly movement"
"wobbly table"
"The gray man didn’t think I had any right to the card I had showed him, nor to the other one I had mentioned. He didn’t think I was a good wobbly. As chief muckademuck of the I. W. W. in Personville, he considered it his duty to get the low-down on me, and to not let himself be pumped about radical affairs while he was doing it."
"I drew myself up taller. I gave a beautiful account of my career with the Wobblies."

Etymology

From wobble + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɑb(ə)li/
British English: /ˈwɒb(ə)li/

Usage

British usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

wobblier (comparative) wobbliest (superlative) wobblies (plural)

Phrases

wobbly boots wobbly cat syndrome wobbly egg wobbly hedgehog syndrome wobbly pop chuck a wobbly throw a wobbly

Frequently Paired Words

IWW

Synonyms

precarious rickety shaky tottering unsafe unstable unsteady tantrum catfit conniption conniption fit dummy spit

Rhymes With

knobbly bobbly squabbly cobbly hobbly nobbly gobbly

Questions

How do you pronounce wobbly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɑb(ə)li/.
What does wobbly mean?: Unsteady and tending to wobble.
Where does wobbly come from?: From wobble + -y.

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