Antonyms for wobble


Grammar : Verb
Spell : wob-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɒb əl


Definition of wobble

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.
  • verb stagger, quake
Example sentences :
  • But when he had got away from him, his mind began to wobble.
  • Extract from : « The Borough Treasurer » by Joseph Smith Fletcher
  • But it burned like fury once it hit my stomach and my mind began to wobble.
  • Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
  • A trout would not wobble and tug in that sullen, carthorse manner.
  • Extract from : « Lines in Pleasant Places » by William Senior
  • Of these explanations that of the 'wobble' needs some passing notice.
  • Extract from : « Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 » by George Henry Makins
  • Ought its hump to wobble like that, and hang over all on one side?
  • Extract from : « Glyn Severn's Schooldays » by George Manville Fenn
  • It need hardly be added that it really did wobble now; a child might have noticed it.
  • Extract from : « Three Men on the Bummel » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • Chinese ladies' feet are compressed to such an extent that they wobble when they walk.
  • Extract from : « Little Folks (December 1884) » by Various
  • He is really almost as broad as he is long, and how he does wobble!
  • Extract from : « Divided Skates » by Evelyn Raymond
  • His knees were inclined to wobble and his stomach felt qualms.
  • Extract from : « Blackbeard: Buccaneer » by Ralph D. Paine
  • In the eighth, Markwith was plainly beginning to wobble in his control.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe, Home Run King » by Lester Chadwick

Synonyms for wobble

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