wobbled

variants also wabbled
past tense of wobble
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as in faltered
to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side the drunk stood up, wobbled for a moment, and fell forward

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Verb
  • Richard Arnold, the chief executive whose departure had already been announced, went round the room and shook everyone’s hand, expressing his belief the future at United would be bright.
    Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The camera then cut to Johansson, who shook her head while grimacing.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Shelter volunteer Julie Saraceno shared the bittersweet moment Russell hesitated at the shelter's front door, seemingly realizing his adventure had come to an end.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Bangladeshis haven’t hesitated to weigh in, writing hundreds of emails saying that anyone running for office must meet certain educational thresholds.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Long the top-selling Chinese carmaker in Europe, the once-British sportscar brand has faltered recently, logging a 58% drop in registrations last month from a year earlier, based on data provided by Jato Dynamics, another research firm.
    Kristine Gill, Fortune Asia, 23 Dec. 2024
  • English speakers, despite their greater familiarity with the odors, faltered.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • If you’ve been swayed by the new ad promoting the Apple Watch as a great device to boost your motivation and help keep your new year’s resolutions, then a new sales at Amazon and Best Buy are timely.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • An owner seemingly swayed in personnel decisions by video game player rankings.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Two hours before gametime, keen observers of Leonard’s longstanding pregame routine waited for the two-time NBA Finals MVP’s arrival onto the Intuit Dome floor.
    Law Murray, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The Cowboys waited seven days before announcing Garrett wouldn’t be coming back after the 2019 season.
    Jon Machota, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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