wobbly

See also: Wobbly

English

Etymology

From wobble +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒb(ə)li/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑb(ə)li/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -ɒbəli

Adjective

wobbly (comparative wobblier, superlative wobbliest)

Unsteady and tending to wobble.
Synonyms: precarious, rickety, shaky, tottering, unsafe, unstable, unsteady

Derived terms

Translations

unsteady and tending to wobble

Dutch: wankel (nl),mank (nl),kreupel (nl),
Finnish: horjuva (fi)
French: vacillant (fr) m, chancelant (fr) m
Italian: traballante (it)
Japanese: ブラブラした (burabura-shita)
Latin: cādūcus
Maori: tīmangamanga, ānewanewa, tatutatu
Russian: шаткий (ru) m (šatkij), зыбкий (ru) m (zybkij)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: хистки́й m (xystkýj), хитки́й m (xytkýj)

Noun

wobbly (plural wobblies)

Alternative spelling of Wobbly.
(colloquial, chiefly British) A wobbler; a fit of rage; a tantrum.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:tantrum

Derived terms

Anagrams

Bowlby, blow-by, blowby, by-blow, byblow

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