"wibble-wobble" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} wibble-wobble
  1. (informal) The sound of something liquidy wobbling (e.g. jello). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-wibble-wobble-en-intj-C2ZbCqIf

Verb

Forms: wibble-wobbles [present, singular, third-person], wibble-wobbling [participle, present], wibble-wobbled [participle, past], wibble-wobbled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} wibble-wobble (third-person singular simple present wibble-wobbles, present participle wibble-wobbling, simple past and past participle wibble-wobbled)
  1. (informal) To wobble or tremble lightly; to quiver. Tags: informal Related terms: wibbly-wobbly
    Sense id: en-wibble-wobble-en-verb-DwGe51g~

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wibble-wobble meaning in English (1.4kB)

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