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to wobble
01
to induce or create an unsteady, rocking, or shaky motion in something
Transitive: to wobble sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
wobble
3rd person singular
wobbles
Present participle
wobbling
Past simple
wobbled
Past participle
wobbled
Examples
The gust of wind wobbled the fragile umbrella, threatening to turn it inside out.
02
to shake or tremble with a slight, unsteady motion
Intransitive
Examples
The nervous speaker felt her knees wobble as she addressed the large audience.
03
to move with an unsteady, rocking, or swaying motion, often implying a lack of stability or balance
Intransitive
Examples
The toddler wobbled as he took his first steps, trying to maintain balance.
Wobble
01
an unsteady or shaky swaying movement
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
wobbles
Examples
The table had a noticeable wobble on the uneven floor.
Lexical Tree
wobbler
wobbling
wobble
