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wobbly

1
or ɲ·

[ wob-lee ]

adjective

wobblier, wobbliest.
  1. shaky; unsteady.


Wobbly

2

[ wob-lee ]

noun

plural Wobblies.
  1. a member of the Industrial Workers of the World.

wobbly

1

/ ˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. unsteady
  2. trembling, shaking
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. throw a wobbly slang.
    to become suddenly very agitated or angry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Wobbly

2

/ ˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. a member of the Industrial Workers of the World
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɴDzԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ɴDzb·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wobbly1

First recorded in 1850–55; wobble + -y 1

Origin of wobbly2

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; of uncertain origin
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He said he fears moviegoers are pulling back on discretionary spending amid an uncertain economic landscape dotted with concerns about President Trump’s tariffs, inflation and a wobbly stock market.

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And there is no appetite to do anything that might provoke the international markets to go wobbly about the UK again, as happened when Liz Truss was prime minister.

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The cycle gets wobblier but it doesn’t change.

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Minutes later, he drills new brackets and screws into the wobbly legs of a few restaurant chairs.

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The regime's photographs might make North Korea look clean and shiny, Joe said, but in person you realise "the roads are awful, the pavements are wobbly, and the buildings are weirdly constructed".

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