wobble
Meaning
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- An unsteady motion.
- A tremulous sound.
- A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep.
- A variation in the third nucleotide of a codon that codes for a specific aminoacid.
Synonyms
swinging motion
oscillating movement
jigging motion
swing motion
nodding action
weeble
roly-poly toy
shillyshally
shilly shally
pendulum motion
walk away angrily
be shaky
make anxious
be unstable
walk unsteadily
move back and forth
be tardy
lose balance
take short
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɑbl̩/
Etymology
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”).
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