wobble

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   An unsteady motion.

   • The fat man walked down the street with a wobble.
   • That should have been that, but Hart caught a dose of the Hennessey wobbles and spilled Adlene Guedioura's long-range shot.
2. 2

   A tremulous sound.

   • There was a wobble on her high notes.
3. 3

   A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep.

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   1. 4

      A variation in the third nucleotide of a codon that codes for a specific aminoacid.

   2. 5

      To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.

      • the Earth wobbles slowly on its axis
      • the jelly wobbled on the plate
      • The apparition wobbled in front of Arthur's eyes, though the truth of the matter is probably that Arthur's eyes were wobbling in front of the apparition. His mouth wobbled as well.
   3. 6

      To tremble or quaver.

      • The soprano's voice wobbled alarmingly.
   4. 7

      To vacillate in one's opinions.

      • I'm wobbling between the Liberals and the Greens.
   5. 8

      To cause to wobble.

      • The boy wobbled the girl's bike.
      • He said: “This front wheel wobbles.” I said: “It doesn’t if you don’t wobble it.” It didn’t wobble, as a matter of fact—nothing worth calling a wobble.

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