"wabble" meaning in English

See wabble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: wabbles [present, singular, third-person], wabbling [participle, present], wabbled [participle, past], wabbled [past]
Etymology: Compare German wabbeln (“to wabble”), and English whap. Compare quaver. Etymology templates: {{cog|de|wabbeln||to wabble}} German wabbeln (“to wabble”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} wabble (third-person singular simple present wabbles, present participle wabbling, simple past and past participle wabbled)
  1. Alternative spelling of wobble. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wobble
    Sense id: en-wabble-en-verb-HUUOowXO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for wabble meaning in English (1.8kB)

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          "ref": "1911, Milo Hastings, In the Clutch of the War-God",
          "text": "Their planes wabble, the metal frame work is too stiff, it doesn't yield to the air pressure.\"",
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