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# wobble

verb (wobble, wobbles, wobbled, wobbling); noun (a wobble, wobbles)

«wobble» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To wobble is to move unsteadily from side to side, as if about to fall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wobble/#m1)
2. A wobble is an unsteady movement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wobble/#m2)
3. To wobble can mean to feel unsure or not confident for a moment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wobble/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety, a wobbly chair, ladder or loose tooth wobbles; wobbly things should be fixed or not stood on. Learning to ride a bike, children wobble at first. In science, a spinning top wobbles as it slows down. In stories, jelly wobbles. Phrases: «wobbly tooth», «have a wobble», «wobble on a bike».

### Examples

- The jelly wobbled on the plate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wobble/#x1)
- My front tooth is wobbling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wobble/#x2)
- I wobbled a lot when I first rode my bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wobble/#x3)
- Don't stand on the wobbly chair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wobble/#x4)
- The table wobbles because one leg is short. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wobble/#x5)
- The top wobbled and then fell over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wobble/#x6)
- She had a wobble before her solo but sang beautifully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wobble/#x7)
- The tower of blocks began to wobble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wobble/#x8)

### Note

Past form: wobbled. Adjective: wobbly (wobblier, wobbliest). «Have a wobble» (British) means feel nervous or unsure for a moment. Safety: never climb on wobbly furniture.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wobble» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wobble/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wobble» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wobble.html) on Mova free.