wabble
wabble is the alternative spelling of wobble.
Meaning of wobble
Verb
wobble (third-person singular simple present wobbles, present participle wobbling, simple past and past participle wobbled)
- To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.
- the Earth wobbles slowly on its axis
- To tremble or quaver.
- The soprano's voice wobbled alarmingly.
- To vacillate in one's opinions.
- I'm wobbling between the Liberals and the Greens.
- To cause to wobble.
- The boy wobbled the girl's bike.
Forms of wabble
| third-person singular present | wabbles |
|---|---|
| present participle | wabbling |
| past participle | wabbled |
| past | wabbled |
Origin of wabble
Compare German wabbeln (“to wabble”), and English whap. Compare quaver.
Words formed from wabble
Questions about wabble
- What is wabble the alternative spelling of?
- Wabble is the alternative spelling of wobble.
Words near wabble in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: wabble (page history and authors); wobble (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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