"throw a wobbly" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-throw a wobbly.ogg Forms: throws a wobbly [present, singular, third-person], throwing a wobbly [participle, present], threw a wobbly [past], thrown a wobbly [participle, past]
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  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, idiomatic, colloquial) To throw a tantrum. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, idiomatic Derived forms: throw wobblies

Inflected forms

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