Definition of "wobble" in English

noun

1. An unsteady motion.

   • The fat man walked down the street with a wobble.

2. A tremulous sound.

   • There was a wobble on her high notes.

3. (music) A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep.

4. (genetics) A variation in the third nucleotide of a codon that codes for a specific aminoacid.

verb

1. (intransitive) To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.

   • the Earth wobbles slowly on its axis
   • the jelly wobbled on the plate

2. (intransitive) To tremble or quaver.

   • The soprano's voice wobbled alarmingly.

3. (intransitive) To vacillate in one's opinions.

   • I'm wobbling between the Liberals and the Greens.

4. (transitive) To cause to wobble.

   • The boy wobbled the girl's bike.