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What is another word for wabbled?

Pronunciation: [wˈɒbə͡ld] (IPA)

The word "wabbled" refers to an unsteady, shaky or wobbly movement. It is often used to describe the movement of a person or an object that is teetering or about to collapse. Some synonyms for the word "wabbled" include wobbled, swayed, tottered, staggered, lurched or stumbled. These words are often used interchangeably depending on the context in which they are being used. For instance, we can say that the drunk man wobbled down the street, or that the table swayed under the weight of the heavy object placed on it. Regardless of the context, the word "wabbled" connotes movement that is unsteady and unstable.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Wabbled

He could use a saw to block the wheels out of a pine board, and he could use a hatchet to rough off the corners of the blocks, but he had to use his knife to give them any sort of roundness, and they were not very round then; they were apt to be oval in shape, and they always wabbled.
"A Boy's Town"
W. D. Howells
The great ring with the vacant space in its rim wabbled uncertainly for a moment as though some terrific upheaval from within was tearing it asunder.
"Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930"
Various
"Yes," said our stout employer, laughing till his cheeks wabbled.
"Seven Frozen Sailors"
George Manville Fenn

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