Synonyms for wobble

Most common

waffle · falter · waver · vacillate · tremble · quaver · jiggle · shake

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

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

   the jelly wobbled on the plate

2. v. 2

   To tremble or quaver.

   The soprano's voice wobbled alarmingly.

3. v. 3

   To vacillate in one's opinions.

   I'm wobbling between the Liberals and the Greens.

4. n. 1

   A tremulous sound.

   There was a wobble on her high notes.

Related words

Word family

wobbler wobbly

Phrases

head wobble nanna wobble wobble bass wobble room

Other spellings

wabble

Forms

Plural

wobbles → vibratos, tremolos…

Past participle

wobbled
e.g. wobbled → wavered, faltered, vacillated, waffled…

Example sentences

• waffle Ziri asked Rima if he could borrow her waffle iron.
• falter Hold the weight above your head until your arms begin to falter.
• waver We will also not waver in our values and our principles as a nation.
• tremble I tremble with my fingers crossed behind the door.
• quaver His odes shall be read with minim, or crochet, or quaver rests.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

rock¹, reel¹, tilt¹, sway¹

5 letters

shift¹, shake¹, quake¹, waver²

6 letters

waffle², wiggle², falter², quiver², jiggle², shimmy², totter², careen², quaver², judder, joggle, coggle

7 letters

flutter², vibrate², shudder², tremble², vibrato³, tremolo

9 letters

oscillate³, vacillate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (waver² = 2 syllables).