wobble
noun/ˈwɒbl/
/ˈwɑːbl/
- [usually singular] a slight unsteady movement from side to side
- The handlebars developed a wobble.
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- a moment when you hesitate or lose confidence about something
- The team is experiencing a mid-season wobble.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (earlier as wabble): of Germanic origin; compare with Old Norse vafla ‘waver’; related to the verb wave.
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