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throw a wobbly

throw a wobbly verb: to throw a tantrum.

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.

Forms of throw a wobbly

third-person singular presentthrows a wobbly
present participlethrowing a wobbly
pastthrew a wobbly
past participlethrown a wobbly

Words formed from throw a wobbly

Questions about throw a wobbly

What does throw a wobbly mean?
Throw a wobbly means to throw a tantrum.
What part of speech is throw a wobbly?
Throw a wobbly is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw a wobbly?
The past tense of throw a wobbly is threw a wobbly.

Words near throw a wobbly in the dictionary

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

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