wobble

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. An unsteady motion.
2. A tremulous sound.
3. A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep.
4. A variation in the third nucleotide of a codon that codes for a specific aminoacid.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.
2. (intransitive) To tremble or quaver.
3. (intransitive) To vacillate in one's opinions.
4. (transitive) To cause to wobble.

Sinonieme

sway

totter

stagger

shake

🫨

waver

rock

🪨

wabble

swing

oscillate

waddle

vacillate

shimmy

tremble

reel

waggle

wiggle

falter

roll

unsteady

teeter

careen

coggle

wave

👋

wag

move

vibrate

hesitate

wobbling

wriggle

lurch

loose

waffle

🧇

bump

shift

jolt

seesaw

joggle

toddle

rattle

jiggle

quiver

quaver

jerk

bounce

jar

🫙

brandish

dangle

tilt

nod

hang back

Vertalings

vaciller

wiebelen

osciller

weifelen

waggelen

schwanken

wankelen

wackeln

vacilar

titubare

oscillare

ταλαντεύομαι

branler

vacilar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈwɑbl̩/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Nederlands: wiebelen

Verwante met Duits: wabbeln

Verwante met Old Norse: vafla

In summary

From earlier wabble (“wobble”), probably from Low German wabbeln (“to wobble”). Compare Dutch wiebelen and wobbelen (“to wobble”), German wabbeln (“to wobble”), Old Norse vafla (“to hover about, totter”).