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{
"WOB":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"washed overboard":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u00e4b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221811",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"wob":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"washed overboard":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u00e4b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115823",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"wobbegong":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"native name in New South Wales":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u00e4b\u0113\u02ccg\u00e4ng"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222157",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wobble":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hobbling or rocking unequal motion (as of a wheel unevenly mounted)":[],
": an intermittent variation (as in volume of sound)":[],
": an uncertainly directed movement":[],
": to cause to wobble":[],
": to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side":[],
": tremble , quaver":[],
": waver , vacillate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The vase wobbled but didn't fall over.",
"The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.",
"The table wobbles a little.",
"They have been wobbling in their support of the president's policies.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Focus on being a better person, instead of trying to make the world wobble on its axis. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 21 May 2022",
"Tatum might have been at his best early in the third quarter, when the Celtics started to wobble the champs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"Balenciaga, for example, does a pair of screen printed viscose jeans that wobble like a deep fake. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Feb. 2022",
"The show certainly has fun stuff \u2014 watching the funny Kelvin Rolston Jr., wobble and skate around is a great time \u2014 but in Act 1, that crucial sense of truth is mostly elusive. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Damaged or dirty blades will cause the ceiling fan to wobble and rattle. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
"If the piece is in good condition, the arm won\u2019t wobble or creak. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Someone needed to sit on the cartridge, forcing it not to wobble . \u2014 Jolene Latimer, refinery29.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
"James looks so similar to Anderson in some scenes that the lines between truth and fiction seem to wobble a little. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Stop your ceiling fan from rattling with these straightforward steps to fix the wobble and balance the blades. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
"There was a little wobble about their name amongst the Island staff\u2014they were being called the U2s. \u2014 Chris Blackwell With Paul Morley, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Watching her wobble between options was one of the year's distinct pleasures. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Implanting one of these devices in brain matter is like mounting a painting on Jell-O. With each wobble , there\u2019s a chance that the electrodes will tear up cells and connections, or drift and lose contact with their original neurons. \u2014 Kelly Clancy, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Seaweed custard gleamed beneath the spotlights, sealed with a wobble of bone marrow and a dollop of caviar shining like a ripe blackberry. \u2014 Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Isa, whose bar routines have hovered around the 9.875 range, had only a slight wobble on a handstand that prevented her from getting a 10.0 as well. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
"On a normal track, that might lead to a wobble that drivers can often save, but slows them down. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Austria\u2019s Thomas Steu and Lorenz Koller survived a wobble before the finish to get the bronze. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1657, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from Low German wabbeln ; akin to Old English w\u01e3fre restless \u2014 more at waver":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u00e4-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agitate",
"bucket",
"convulse",
"jerk",
"jiggle",
"joggle",
"jolt",
"jounce",
"judder",
"quake",
"quiver",
"shake",
"shudder",
"vibrate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211734",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"wobble plate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": swash plate":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202509",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wobble pump":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an auxiliary hand pump used to supply fuel to the carburetor of an airplane engine when the power-driven pump fails or for forcing fuel from an extra tank":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171353",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wobble saw":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": drunken saw":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053122",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wobbling":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hobbling or rocking unequal motion (as of a wheel unevenly mounted)":[],
": an intermittent variation (as in volume of sound)":[],
": an uncertainly directed movement":[],
": to cause to wobble":[],
": to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side":[],
": tremble , quaver":[],
": waver , vacillate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The vase wobbled but didn't fall over.",
"The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.",
"The table wobbles a little.",
"They have been wobbling in their support of the president's policies.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Focus on being a better person, instead of trying to make the world wobble on its axis. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 21 May 2022",
"Tatum might have been at his best early in the third quarter, when the Celtics started to wobble the champs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"Balenciaga, for example, does a pair of screen printed viscose jeans that wobble like a deep fake. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Feb. 2022",
"The show certainly has fun stuff \u2014 watching the funny Kelvin Rolston Jr., wobble and skate around is a great time \u2014 but in Act 1, that crucial sense of truth is mostly elusive. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Damaged or dirty blades will cause the ceiling fan to wobble and rattle. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
"If the piece is in good condition, the arm won\u2019t wobble or creak. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Someone needed to sit on the cartridge, forcing it not to wobble . \u2014 Jolene Latimer, refinery29.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
"James looks so similar to Anderson in some scenes that the lines between truth and fiction seem to wobble a little. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Stop your ceiling fan from rattling with these straightforward steps to fix the wobble and balance the blades. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
"There was a little wobble about their name amongst the Island staff\u2014they were being called the U2s. \u2014 Chris Blackwell With Paul Morley, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Watching her wobble between options was one of the year's distinct pleasures. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Implanting one of these devices in brain matter is like mounting a painting on Jell-O. With each wobble , there\u2019s a chance that the electrodes will tear up cells and connections, or drift and lose contact with their original neurons. \u2014 Kelly Clancy, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Seaweed custard gleamed beneath the spotlights, sealed with a wobble of bone marrow and a dollop of caviar shining like a ripe blackberry. \u2014 Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Isa, whose bar routines have hovered around the 9.875 range, had only a slight wobble on a handstand that prevented her from getting a 10.0 as well. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
"On a normal track, that might lead to a wobble that drivers can often save, but slows them down. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Austria\u2019s Thomas Steu and Lorenz Koller survived a wobble before the finish to get the bronze. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1657, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from Low German wabbeln ; akin to Old English w\u01e3fre restless \u2014 more at waver":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u00e4-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agitate",
"bucket",
"convulse",
"jerk",
"jiggle",
"joggle",
"jolt",
"jounce",
"judder",
"quake",
"quiver",
"shake",
"shudder",
"vibrate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080256",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"wobbling disk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": swash plate":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012128",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wobbling of the pole":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": nutation sense 2":[],
": the slow gyration of the earth's axis in space as a result of lunisolar precession":[],
": the wandering of the poles":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133049",
"type":[]
},
"wobbly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of the Industrial Workers of the World":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u00e4-bl\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215908",
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}