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wabbling

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The motion of something that wabbles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of wabble

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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

  • 1919, The Gods of the Copybook Headings, Rudyard Kipling As it will be in the future, it was at the birth of Man There are only four things certain since Social Progress began. That the Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire, And the burnt Fool's bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the Fire;

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