Synonyms for wobble
ˈwɒb əlwob·ble

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1. wobblenoun

   Synonyms:
   tremble, vibrato, shake, quaver, jiggle, tremolo, quiver, vacillate, shudder, waver, rock, falter, waffle, wiggle, judder

2. wobblenoun

   To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.

   The fat man walked down the street with a wobble.

   Synonyms:
   quaver, jiggle, quiver, tremolo, tremble, shake, vibrato, judder, waver, waffle, vacillate, wiggle, shudder, rock, falter

3. wobblenoun

   To tremble or quaver.

   The soprano's voice wobbled alarmingly.

   Synonyms:
   tremble, tremolo, jiggle, quaver, vibrato, quiver, shake, vacillate, wiggle, waver, judder, falter, shudder, waffle, rock

4. wobbleverb

   To vacillate in one's opinions.

   I'm wobbling between the Liberals and the Greens.

   Synonyms:
   jiggle, vibrato, quiver, tremble, shake, tremolo, quaver, waffle, wiggle, waver, shudder, judder, vacillate, falter, rock

5. wobbleverb

   To cause to wobble.

   The boy wobbled the girl's bike.

   Synonyms:
   tremble, shudder, rock, waver, quiver, judder, vacillate, shake, waffle, wiggle, falter, jiggle, quaver

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1. wobbleverb

   an unsteady rocking motion

2. wobble, coggleverb

   move unsteadily

   "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled down the street"

   Synonyms:
   dodder, shift, toddle, shimmy, totter, careen, paddle, waddle, coggle, tilt

3. careen, wobble, shift, tiltverb

   move sideways or in an unsteady way

   "The ship careened out of control"

   Synonyms:
   coggle, pitch, agitate, keel, careen, switch, change, tip, lean, reposition, stir, swag, shift, tilt, cant over, stagger, lurch, shimmy, transfer, cant, angle, change over, reel, slant, budge, dislodge

4. shimmy, wobbleverb

   tremble or shake

   "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"

   Synonyms:
   shimmy, tilt, coggle, careen, shift

Matched Categories

1. • Move
   • Vibrate

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1. List of paraphrases for "wobble":

   oscillation, swing, roll, balancing

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How to use wobble in a sentence?

1. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   The politicians who forced Obamacare on the American people now have a choice: crow about Obamacare's latest wobble towards the edge, or work with us to address the ongoing negative impact of a 2,000-page law that continues to make life miserable for too many of the same people it purported to help.

2. Morgan Stanley:

   We target a 6% appreciation, which is roughly a 75% reduction in risk premia on our measure, the uncertainty is the response by the U.S. to the cyber attacks, which is a bigger risk and can cause a wobble in asset prices, but we think this might be an opportunity to increase exposure.

3. Michael Hewson:

   Investors paid the price of an ECB President (Mario Draghi) who over-promised in his recent rhetoric and under-delivered, this brings us to today's U.S. employment report for November. We would need a number below 100,000 for the market to wobble in its belief in a Fed move this month.

4. Anthony Wells:

   There's a chance that there are people who are almost subconsciously put off (voting for Khan) by the dog-whistle racism ... people who wouldn't like to say 'I'm not going to vote for Sadiq Khan', but will have a wobble at the ballot box.

5. Verity Trueman:

   Of course, there were times that I had a bump in the road – an unexpected gain or a bit of a wobble, i found keeping a food diary really helpful, or researching the menu before a meal out so that I could make a healthier choice.