wobbly — ozdic

Collocations

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(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look

become, go

After the boat rocked in the big waves, the table became wobbly and the dishes started to slide.

ADV

all

The old wooden chair was all wobbly, so I decided to fix the loose legs.

very

a bit, a little, rather, slightly

The bridge felt rather wobbly as we walked across it during the storm.

Definitions

adj

1

Unsteady and tending to wobble.

wobbly bridge

wobbly chair

noun

1

Alternative spelling of Wobbly.

2

A wobbler; a fit of rage; a tantrum.

noun

1

A member of the Industrial Workers of the World, a militant, radical labor union.

The gray man didn’t think I had any right to the card I had showed him, nor to the other one I had mentioned. He didn’t think I was a good wobbly. As chief muckademuck of the I. W. W. in Personville, he considered it his duty to get the low-down on me, and to not let himself be pumped about radical affairs while he was doing it.

I drew myself up taller. I gave a beautiful account of my career with the Wobblies.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

throw a wobbly

To throw a tantrum.

Example Bank

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wobbly bridge

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wobbly chair

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03

wobbly movement

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04

The gray man didn’t think I had any right to the card I had showed him, nor to the other one I had mentioned. He didn’t think I was a good wobbly. As chief muckademuck of the I. W. W. in Personville,

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I drew myself up taller. I gave a beautiful account of my career with the Wobblies.

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06

This tooth is wobbly.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, wobbly is marked as UK, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.