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Synonyms for wobbling


Grammar : Adj
Spell : wob-ling
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɒb lɪŋ



Définition of wobbling

Origin :
  • 1650s, probably from Low German wabbeln "to wobble;" cognate with Old Norse vafla "hover about, totter," related to vafra "move unsteadily," from Proto-Germanic *wab- "to move back and forth" (see waver). The noun is attested from 1690s.
  • adj shaking
Example sentences :
  • If to be spread, use strong wire to support with no wobbling.
  • Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
  • They piled into it and the ship moved off, wobbling, until I couldn't see it any more.
  • Extract from : « Sorry: Wrong Dimension » by Ross Rocklynne
  • God help me that I am spared to call that wobbling Buchanan President.
  • Extract from : « The Crisis, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • Look, there is a poor little one wobbling off all by itself.
  • Extract from : « The Merryweathers » by Laura E. Richards
  • But Isaacstein was wobbling now in a renewed state of excitement.
  • Extract from : « The King of Diamonds » by Louis Tracy
  • Like a disabled bird the biplane was wobbling uncertainly in the air.
  • Extract from : « The Motor Boys on the Wing » by Clarence Young
  • The old professor appeared, wobbling slightly, but still game.
  • Extract from : « The Moon Destroyers » by Monroe K. Ruch
  • Then both in the middle, wobbling; then down into the bass again.
  • Extract from : « Quips and Quiddities » by William Davenport Adams
  • The center of gravity was not so placed as to keep the helmet from wobbling.
  • Extract from : « America's Munitions 1917-1918 » by Benedict Crowell
  • He didn't like the way the Spitfire was wobbling and turning.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. » by Rutherford G. Montgomery

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