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- pronunciation:
- wa
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
wobbles, wobbling, wobbled |
| definition 1: |
to move or tip unsteadily from side to side; be out of balance.
- synonyms:
- shimmy, sway, totter, waver
- similar words:
- careen, dodder, falter, quake, reel, rock, roll, seesaw, shake, stagger, teeter, topple, yaw
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| definition 2: |
to tremble, quaver, or break, as the voice.
- synonyms:
- quaver, tremble, waver
- similar words:
- quiver, vibrate
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| definition 3: |
to be uncertain or changeable, as in mind; vacillate.
- synonyms:
- shilly-shally, vacillate
- similar words:
- equivocate, falter, fluctuate, hesitate
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| related words: |
fluctuate, limp, quake, shake, stagger, sway, toddle, totter, vacillate, waver |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an unsteady movement or sound.
- synonyms:
- falter, shake, tremor, unsteadiness, waver
- similar words:
- quaver, stagger, sway, teeter, toddle, totter, tremble
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| related words: |
limp, lurch, teeter, totter |
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| derivation: |
wobbler (n.) |
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