Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to wobble
Participle: wobbled
Gerund: wobbling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | wobble |
| you | wobble |
| he;she;it | wobbles |
| we | wobble |
| you | wobble |
| they | wobble |
Perfect
| I | have wobbled |
| you | have wobbled |
| he;she;it | has wobbled |
| we | have wobbled |
| you | have wobbled |
| they | have wobbled |
Past
| I | wobbled |
| you | wobbled |
| he;she;it | wobbled |
| we | wobbled |
| you | wobbled |
| they | wobbled |
Pluperfect
| I | had wobbled |
| you | had wobbled |
| he;she;it | had wobbled |
| we | had wobbled |
| you | had wobbled |
| they | had wobbled |
Future
| I | will wobble |
| you | will wobble |
| he;she;it | will wobble |
| we | will wobble |
| you | will wobble |
| they | will wobble |
Future Perfect
| I | will have wobbled |
| you | will have wobbled |
| he;she;it | will have wobbled |
| we | will have wobbled |
| you | will have wobbled |
| they | will have wobbled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | wobble |
| you | wobble |
| he;she;it | wobble |
| we | wobble |
| you | wobble |
| they | wobble |
Perfect
| I | have wobbled |
| you | have wobbled |
| he;she;it | have wobbled |
| we | have wobbled |
| you | have wobbled |
| they | have wobbled |
Imperfect
| I | wobbled |
| you | wobbled |
| he;she;it | wobbled |
| we | wobbled |
| you | wobbled |
| they | wobbled |
Pluperfect
| I | had wobbled |
| you | had wobbled |
| he;she;it | had wobbled |
| we | had wobbled |
| you | had wobbled |
| they | had wobbled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would wobble |
| you | would wobble |
| he;she;it | would wobble |
| we | would wobble |
| you | would wobble |
| they | would wobble |
Perfect
| I | would have wobbled |
| you | would have wobbled |
| he;she;it | would have wobbled |
| we | would have wobbled |
| you | would have wobbled |
| they | would have wobbled |
Imperative
| you | wobble |
| we | Let's wobble |
| you | wobble |
Verbs conjugated like 'wobble'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'wobble'
bobble,
cobble,
gobble,
hobble,
jobble,
nobble,
wabble,
wibble,
womble,
babble,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1657, probably from Low Ger.
wabbeln "to wobble;" cognate with O.N.
vafla "hover about, totter," related to
vafra "move unsteadily," from P.Gmc.
*wab- "to move back and forth" (see waver). The noun is attested from 1699.
2. 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”). See: Low Saxon 'wabbeln', Dutch '
wiebelen', German, old spelling '
wabbeln'.
Verbs referencing "wobble"
Dutch
wiebelen, Low Saxon wabbeln.
Sample Sentences
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the Earth wobbles slowly on its axis
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the jelly wobbled on the plate
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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. [1982 August, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; 3), London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 27:]
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Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return. [2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68:]
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The soprano's voice wobbled alarmingly.
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I'm wobbling between the Liberals and the Greens.
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The boy wobbled the girl's bike.
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He said: “This front wheel wobbles.”
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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. [1900, Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men on the Bummel:]