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How to pronounce wobbly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms rickety, shaky, wonky
Derivation wobble


a wobbly chair with shaky legs.
the ladder felt a little wobbly.
Type Words
Type of radical

Examples of wobbly

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The moves have helped to shore up the wobbly financial system in the short term.
From the businessweek.com
The young Murdoch's position, very wobbly a week ago, now appears much stronger.
From the economist.com
Don't be tempted to start Hightower, even against Carolina's wobbly run defense.
From the denverpost.com
Older travelers are carried on wobbly metal carts loaded with bulging suitcases.
From the washingtonpost.com
The father clutching the baby while the mother pushed a wobbly wheeled stroller.
From the ocregister.com
Sausage is traditionally made with the random trim and wobbly bits of an animal.
From the theatlantic.com
It's all red light, rich velvet curtains, wobbly tables and colorful characters.
From the denverpost.com
They should be bright green and thin rather than thick, firm rather than wobbly.
From the sfgate.com
Mr Netanyahu, though more courteous than before, is still wobbly under pressure.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • A member of the Industrial Workers of the World
  • Rickety: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
  • Wobbly is the moniker of Jon Leidecker a San Francisco based musician/composer of experimental electronic music. He has released works on Tigerbeat6, Illegal Art, Alku, Phthalo, and others. ...
  • Alternative spelling of Wobbly; A wobbler; a fit of rage; unsteady and tending to wobble
  • Tantrum, as in 'he threw a wobbly when he heard that'
  • Disturbing, unstable behaviour, as in "to throw a wobbly."