Wander vs Wobble - What's the difference?

In intransitive terms the difference between wander and wobble

is that wander is of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention while wobble is to vacillate in one's opinions.

wander

English

Verb

(en verb)

(lb) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.

*(Bible), (w) xi.37:

*:They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins.

*:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.

*:There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.

(lb) To stray; stray from one's course; err.

*(Bible), (Psalms) cxix.10:

*:O, let me not wander from thy commandments.

(lb) To commit adultery.

(lb) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.

(lb) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.

Conjugation

(en-conj-simple)

Synonyms

* (move without purpose) err, roam * (commit adultery) cheat * (go somewhere indirectly) * (lose focus) drift

Derived terms

* wander off * wanderer * wanderlust

Noun

(en noun)

The act or instance of wandering.

To go for a wander

Anagrams

* * * ----

wobble

English

Noun

(en noun)

An unsteady motion.

The fat man walked down the street with a wobble .

* {{quote-news

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A tremulous sound.

There was a wobble on her high notes.

(music) A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep

Synonyms

* (unsteady motion ): jiggle, quiver, shake, tremble * (tremulous sound ): quaver, tremble, tremolo, vibrato

Verb

(wobbl)

To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= 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.}}

To tremble or quaver.

To vacillate in one's opinions.

To cause to wobble.

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, wiggle

Derived terms

* wobbler * wobbly