v. & n.
--v.
1. a intr. sway or vibrate unsteadily from side to side. b tr. cause to do this.
2 intr. stand or go unsteadily; stagger.
3 intr. waver, vacillate; act inconsistently.
4 intr. (of the voice or sound) quaver, pulsate.
--n.
1. a wobbling movement.
2 an instance of vacillation or pulsation.
Phrases and idioms:
wobble-board Austral. a piece of fibreboard used as a musical instrument with a low booming sound.
Derivatives:
wobbler n.
Etymology: earlier wabble, corresp. to LG wabbeln, ON vafla waver f. Gmc: cf. WAVE, WAVER, -LE(4)