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Wiggle vs Wobble - What's the difference?

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Wobble is a synonym of wiggle.



As verbs the difference between wiggle and wobble

is that wiggle is to move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle while wobble is to move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.

As nouns the difference between wiggle and wobble

is that wiggle is a wiggling movement while wobble is an unsteady motion.

wiggle

English

Verb

  • (intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle.
    • Her hips wiggle as she walks.
    The jelly wiggle s on the plate when you move it.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wiggling movement.
    • She walked with a sexy wiggle .
  • (in the plural)

    • Derived terms

    * get a wiggle on * wiggle room * wiggly English frequentative verbs

    wobble

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An unsteady motion.
    • The fat man walked down the street with a wobble .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 29 , author=Neil Johnston , title=Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=That should have been that, but Hart caught a dose of the Hennessey wobbles and spilled Adlene Guedioura's long-range shot.}}
  • 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