Toddle vs Wobble - What's the difference?
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To walk unsteadily, as a small child does.
To walk in a carefree manner.
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.
Toddle is a related term of wobble.
As verbs the difference between toddle and wobble
is that toddle is to walk unsteadily, as a small child does while wobble is to move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.As a noun wobble is
an unsteady motion.toddle
English
Verb
- There he was, just toddling along.
Synonyms
* totterDerived terms
* toddler * toddle offwobble
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
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