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Part of Speech: noun

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1. A hobbling, unequal motion, as of a wheel unevenly hung; a staggering to and fro.

Part of Speech: verb

1. To move staggeringly or unsteadily from one side to the other; to vacillate; to move the manner of a rotating disk when the axis of rotation is inclined to that of the disk; - said of a turning or whirling body; as, a top wabbles; a buzz saw wabbles.

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It's hard enough to have a sister who- I looked up at him tearfully, with my chin a- wabble with sorrow. - "In the Bishop's Carriage", Miriam Michelson.
It occurred to him, also, that he was standing on a loose stone which might wabble when he pulled his gun, and he cursed himself silently for his hasty folly. - "Riders of the Silences", John Frederick.
Any time, Du Sang; only don't let your hand wabble next time. - "Whispering Smith", Frank H. Spearman.

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