/ ˈwɒbl; NAmE ˈwɑːbl/ verb , noun
■ verb
1.
to move from side to side in an unsteady way; to make sth do this :
[ v ]
This chair wobbles.
( figurative )
Her voice wobbled with emotion.
[ vn ]
Don't wobble the table—I'm trying to write.
2.
[ v + adv. / prep. ] to go in a particular direction while moving from side to side in an unsteady way :
He wobbled off on his bike.
3.
[ v ] to hesitate or lose confidence about doing sth :
Yesterday the president showed the first signs of wobbling over the issue.
■ noun
1.
[ usually sing. ] a slight unsteady movement from side to side :
The handlebars developed a wobble.
2.
a moment when you hesitate or lose confidence about sth :
The team is experiencing a mid-season wobble.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (earlier as wabble ): of Germanic origin; compare with Old Norse vafla waver; related to the verb wave .