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threw a wobbly

threw a wobbly is the simple past of throw a wobbly.

Meaning of throw a wobbly

Verb

throw a wobbly (third-person singular simple present throws a wobbly, present participle throwing a wobbly, simple past threw a wobbly, past participle thrown a wobbly)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, idiomatic) To throw a tantrum.

Questions about threw a wobbly

What is threw a wobbly the simple past of?
Threw a wobbly is the simple past of throw a wobbly.

Words near threw a wobbly in the dictionary

  1. threw a spanner in the works
  2. threw a spanner into the works
  3. threw a sprat to catch a mackerel
  4. threw a tantrum
  5. threw a wet blanket on
  6. threw a wobbly
  7. threw a wrench in
  8. threw a wrench in the gears
  9. threw a wrench in the works
  10. threw a wrench into the works
  11. threw about

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