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wobbling

wobbling is the present participle and gerund of wobble.

Meaning of wobble

Verb

wobble (third-person singular simple present wobbles, present participle wobbling, simple past and past participle wobbled)

  1. (intransitive) To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.
    • the Earth wobbles slowly on its axis
  2. (intransitive) To tremble or quaver.
    • The soprano's voice wobbled alarmingly.
    Synonyms:
    quaver, quiver, tremble
  3. (intransitive) To vacillate in one's opinions.
    • I'm wobbling between the Liberals and the Greens.
  4. (transitive) To cause to wobble.
    • The boy wobbled the girl's bike.
    Synonyms:
    jiggle, rock, shake, wiggle

See all 8 meanings of wobble

Noun

wobbling (plural wobblings)

  1. The motion of something that wobbles.

Forms of wobbling

pluralwobblings

Questions about wobbling

What does wobbling mean?
Wobbling means the motion of something that wobbles.
What is wobbling the present participle and gerund of?
Wobbling is the present participle and gerund of wobble.
What part of speech is wobbling?
Wobbling is a noun.
What is the plural of wobbling?
The plural of wobbling is wobblings.

Words near wobbling in the dictionary

  1. wobblies
  2. wobbliest
  3. wobblily
  4. wobbliness
  5. wobblinesses
  6. wobbling
  7. wobblingly
  8. wobblings
  9. wobblish
  10. wobbly
  11. wobbly boots

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