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" (208 found)
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15 entriesTranslations
106 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- поклащане noun (unsteady motion)
- треперене noun (tremulous sound)
- клатушкам се verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
- колебая се verb (vacillate)
Catalan
4 entries- balandreig noun (unsteady motion)
- oscil·lació noun (unsteady motion)
- vacil·lació noun (unsteady motion)
- balandrejar verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
Czech
4 entries- kmitání noun (unsteady motion)
- kývaní noun (unsteady motion)
- třesení noun (unsteady motion)
- chvět se verb (quaver)
Dutch
3 entries- wankelen verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
- wiebelen verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
- wiebelen verb (cause to wobble)
Esperanto
1 entries- vobli verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
Finnish
4 entries- horjunta noun (unsteady motion)
- huojunta noun (unsteady motion)
- vaappuminen noun (unsteady motion)
- horjua verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
French
4 entries- vacillement noun (unsteady motion)
- branler verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
- osciller verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
- vaciller verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
German
4 entries- Beben noun (tremulous sound)
- Schwanken noun (unsteady motion)
- Tremolo noun (tremulous sound)
- Zittern noun (tremulous sound)
Hungarian
1 entries- inog verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
Japanese
4 entries- フラフラ noun (unsteady motion)
- ブラブラ noun (unsteady motion)
- 震え noun (tremulous sound)
- ぶれる verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
Latin
2 entries- labō verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
- vacillo verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
Māori
4 entries- hūkokikoki noun (unsteady motion)
- tāngarangara noun (unsteady motion)
- tītakataka noun (unsteady motion)
- ānewanewa noun (unsteady motion)
Persian
1 entries- لمبر noun (unsteady motion)
Polish
3 entries- chwiać się verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
- wahać się verb (vacillate)
- zachwiać się verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
Portuguese
4 entries- cambaleio noun (unsteady motion)
- vacilação noun (unsteady motion)
- cambalear verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
- titubear verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
Russian
4 entries- дрожа́ние noun (tremulous sound)
- кача́ние noun (unsteady motion)
- колеба́ние noun (unsteady motion)
- шата́ние noun (unsteady motion)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- glavinjanje noun (unsteady motion)
Spanish
4 entries- bamboleo noun (unsteady motion)
- tambaleo noun (unsteady motion)
- bambolearse verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
- tambalearse verb (move with an uneven or rocking motion)
Swedish
1 entries- vingla noun (unsteady motion)
Sample sentences
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.
Source: tatoeba (13500480)
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