Variant: also wab · ble
Pronunciation: ' wä-b ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: wob · bled also wab · bled ; wob · bling also wab · bling \ -b( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: probably from Low German wabbeln; akin to Old English w ǣ fre 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 -)l ə r \ noun
– wob · bli · ness also wab · bli · ness \ ' wä-bl ē -n ə s \ noun
– wob · bly also wab · bly \ ' wä-b( ə -)l ē \ adjective