Synonyms for wobbling

Grammar : Adj

Spell : wob-ling

Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɒb lɪŋ

Définition of wobbling

Origin : 1650s, probably from Low German wabbeln "to wobble;" cognate with Old Norse vafla "hover about, totter," related to vafra "move unsteadily," from Proto-Germanic *wab- "to move back and forth" (see waver). The noun is attested from 1690s.

adj shaking

Example sentences :

If to be spread, use strong wire to support with no wobbling.
Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray

They piled into it and the ship moved off, wobbling, until I couldn't see it any more.
Extract from : « Sorry: Wrong Dimension » by Ross Rocklynne

God help me that I am spared to call that wobbling Buchanan President.
Extract from : « The Crisis, Complete » by Winston Churchill

Look, there is a poor little one wobbling off all by itself.
Extract from : « The Merryweathers » by Laura E. Richards

But Isaacstein was wobbling now in a renewed state of excitement.
Extract from : « The King of Diamonds » by Louis Tracy

Like a disabled bird the biplane was wobbling uncertainly in the air.
Extract from : « The Motor Boys on the Wing » by Clarence Young

The old professor appeared, wobbling slightly, but still game.
Extract from : « The Moon Destroyers » by Monroe K. Ruch

Then both in the middle, wobbling; then down into the bass again.
Extract from : « Quips and Quiddities » by William Davenport Adams

The center of gravity was not so placed as to keep the helmet from wobbling.
Extract from : « America's Munitions 1917-1918 » by Benedict Crowell

He didn't like the way the Spitfire was wobbling and turning.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. » by Rutherford G. Montgomery

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