Wibble vs Wabble - What's the difference?
wibble | wabble |
(British, slang) Meaningless or content-free chatter in a discussion; drivel, babble.
(British, computing)
(British, Internet slang) To make meaningless comments.
(US, informal) To be overwhelmed by emotion and take on a childish expression with a quivering lips and chin. wobble, move to and fro
*{{quote-book, year=1911, author=Milo Hastings, title=In the Clutch of the War-God, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Their planes wabble , the metal frame work is too stiff, it doesn't yield to the air pressure." }}
*{{quote-book, year=1966, author=Ambrose Bierce, title=The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Presently, as the sustaining centrifugal force lessened and failed, she began to sway and wabble from side to side, and finally, toppling over on her side, rolled convulsively on her back and lay motionless with all her feet in the air, honestly believing that the world had somehow got atop of her and she was supporting it at a great sacrifice of personal comfort. }}
As verbs the difference between wibble and wabble
is that wibble is (british|internet slang) to make meaningless comments or wibble can be (us|informal) to be overwhelmed by emotion and take on a childish expression with a quivering lips and chin while wabble is wobble, move to and fro.As a noun wibble
is (british|slang) meaningless or content-free chatter in a discussion; drivel, babble.wibble
English
Etymology 1
Unclear; possibly originates in the British .Noun
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(en-verb)Etymology 2
Verb
(en-verb)wabble
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Verb
(wabbl)citation
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