I always use the steps, but...it's scary how they wobble...so I'd like you to hold them steady.
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Wobble
/ˈwɑbl̩/
Synonyms for "wobble" (230 found)
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Closest matches (46)
alternateamblearrhythmiaback and fillbargeblow hot and coldbobbobblebouncebowl alongbrokennessbumpbundlecapriciousnesscareenchangechatterchoppinessclumpcoggle
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (69)
fits and startsflounceflounderfluctuatefluctuationflutterfootfootsloggo through phasesgrimacehalthave an aguehippety-hophitchhobblehophustleinconstancyintermittenceirregularity
Verb(2 words)
Related words (115)
ring the changesrockrollroughnesssashaysaunterscuffscufflescuttleseesawshakeshambleshiftshilly shallyshilly-shallyshimmyshivershockshuddershuffle
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sidlesingle-footskipslinkslitherslogslouchspasticitysporadicitysporadicnessspottinessstaggerstalkstammerstampstompstraddlestragglestridestrollstrutstumblestumpswagswaggerswayswingteeterteeter totterteeter-tottertergiversatetictittuptoddletoppletosstottertraipsetrembletremortriptrudgeturntwitchtwitteruncertaintyunevennessunmethodicalnessunpredictabilityunsteadinessunsystematicnessvacillatevariabilityvaryvibratewaddlewagwagglewamblewavewaverwax and waneweavewhimsicalitywiggle
Noun(21 words)
rockrotation irregularityshakeshakinessshimmiesstaggeringteeterteeteringtoddlingtotteringtrembletremortrilluncertaintyunsteadinessvacillatevacillationwarbleswarblingwaver
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9 entriesdata wobblegimbal wobblemechanical wobbleslight wobbletable wobblewheel wobblewobble amplitudewobble anglewobble axis
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18 total sentences available.
The NASA researchers say the so-called “wobble” in the moon’s orbit is part of an 18.6-year cycle, recorded as far back as 1728.
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Basically, when too many people walked over the bridge at one time, each footstep exerted a slight sideways force, which, in turn, caused a very noticeable wobble.
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If you tighten the screws on the chair legs, it won’t wobble anymore and will be safe to sit on.
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