I. verb
also wab·ble ˈwä-bəl
( wob·bled also wab·bled ; wob·bling also wab·bling -b(ə-)liŋ)
Etymology: probably from Low German wabbeln; akin to Old English wǣfre restless — more at waver
Date: 1657
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side
b. : tremble , quaver
2. : waver , vacillate
transitive verb
: to cause to wobble
• wob·bler also wab·bler -b(ə-)lər noun
• wob·bli·ness also wab·bli·ness ˈwä-blē-nəs noun
• wob·bly also wab·bly ˈwä-b(ə-)lē adjective
II. noun
also wabble
Date: 1699
1.
a. : a hobbling or rocking unequal motion (as of a wheel unevenly mounted)
b. : an uncertainly directed movement
2. : an intermittent variation (as in volume of sound)