Wobbled vs Nobbled - What's the difference?
wobbled | nobbled |
(wobble)
An unsteady motion.
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A tremulous sound.
(music) A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep
To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.
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, title= To tremble or quaver.
To vacillate in one's opinions.
To cause to wobble.
(nobble)
(British, Australia, slang) To injure or obstruct intentionally; batter.
* 2011 , Terry Ryder, "
* 2012 , Gavin Clarke, "
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*:His main fear is that the fledgling technology could have its wings clipped by traditional manufacturers, who will doubtless view it as a threat to their livelihoods, and do all in their powers to nobble it.
(British, slang) To gain influence by corrupt means or intimidation.
*2000 , Italo Pardo, Morals of Legitimacy: Between Agency and System , page 122
*2002 , Kevin Jefferys, Labour Forces: From Ernie Bevin to Gordon Brown , page 107
*:For example jury trials were reformed to allow majority verdicts, so that criminals could less easily nobble them.
*2012 , Mark Hagger, William: King and Conqueror , page 75
*:Here, though, Picot's overbearing power, and the fact that the bishop was an absentee, meant that the sheriff could use threats to "nobble" the judges.
(British, slang) To steal.
As verbs the difference between wobbled and nobbled
is that wobbled is past tense of wobble while nobbled is past tense of nobble.wobbled
English
Verb
(head)wobble
English
Noun
(en noun)- The fat man walked down the street with a wobble .
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- There was a wobble on her high notes.
Synonyms
* (unsteady motion ): jiggle, quiver, shake, tremble * (tremulous sound ): quaver, tremble, tremolo, vibratoVerb
(wobbl)The rise of smart beta, passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
Synonyms
* (move with an uneven or rocking motion ): judder, shake, shudder, tremble * (quaver ): quaver, quiver, tremble * (vacillate ): falter, vacillate, waffle, waver * (cause to wobble ): jiggle, rock, shake, wiggleDerived terms
* wobbler * wobblynobbled
English
Verb
(head)nobble
English
Verb
(nobbl)Affordable-housing lobby out to nobble investments", The Australian , 22 October 2011:
- Their core belief, unsupported by evidence or logic, is that homes are unaffordable because investors drive up prices.
- Australians for Affordable Housing appears to think that nobbling investors will strike a telling blow for first-time buyers: remove negative gearing and increase capital gains tax, and homes will be affordable.
Google attacks Twitter's search bias claim", The Register , 11 January 2012:
- Google has come out fighting after Twitter claimed that changes to its search engine nobble results to favour Google+, damaging the internet.
3D printing: Difference Engine: The PC all over again?", The Economist , 9 September 2012:
- The jury was nobbled to delay unanimous verdict.
- Unlike "noble" vigilantes, the police and court facilities which exist are said to be inefficient and corrupt, and juries are said to be easily "nobbled " or intimidated.