/ˈwɑːbl/

verb

noun


wob·ble

BrE /ˈwɒbl/

NAmE /ˈwɑːbl/

[I, T]

to move from side to side in an unsteady way; to make sth do this

This chair wobbles.

(figurative) Her voice wobbled with emotion.

~ sth

Don’t wobble the table—I’m trying to write.

[I]

+ adv./prep.

to go in a particular direction while moving from side to side in an unsteady way

He wobbled off on his bike.

[I]

to hesitate or lose confidence about doing sth

Yesterday the president showed the first signs of wobbling over the issue.


wob·ble

BrE /ˈwɒbl/

NAmE /ˈwɑːbl/

[usually singular]

a slight unsteady movement from side to side

The handlebars developed a wobble.

a moment when you hesitate or lose confidence about sth

The team is experiencing a mid-season wobble.