Wabble
/ˈwæbəl/noun
To move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side; a variant of “wobble.”
Did you know?“Wabble” is generally treated as a variant of “wobble,” part of a vividly expressive English pattern in which vowel changes intensify or reshape a word’s sense of irregular motion.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
wablen
“To move unsteadily or reel; an early form related to modern “wabble.””
15th–16th Century
English
wabble
“To move or shake unsteadily from side to side.”
16th Century
English
wobble
“A parallel or altered form describing unstable movement.”
17th–18th Century
English
wabble
“To sway, stagger, or make something move irregularly; increasingly treated as a variant of “wobble.””
Modern English
English
wabble
“A chiefly informal or dialectal variant of “wobble,” meaning to move unsteadily.”