wobblers
Things that teeter
Wobblers are things that wobble—fishing lures that move erratically through water, or laws that prosecutors can charge as either felonies or misdemeanors depending on circumstances.
In casual speech, to throw a wobbly or have a wobbly is British slang for losing one's temper or composure: She had a wobbly when she saw the bill.
Trembling or unstable
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
- totteringMoving unsteadily, nearly falling
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
rocking · tilting · off-balance · precarious · unstable · rickety · tippy · faltering
Things that block openings
- luresAttracts or fishing decoys
- spinnersThings that rotate
- spoonsShallow bowl utensils
- jigsSpirited folk dances
topwater · swimbait · soft plastics · minnows · shad · diving · trolling · retrieve
Catastrophic loss of control
- outburstSudden emotional release
- fitProper or healthy
- cryingEmotional tear release
- toddlerChild learning to walk
fussing · screaming · kicking · flailing · inconsolable · overtired · frustrated · emotional
Infant's gnawing aid
- stackerOne who heaps items
- roly-polyPlump and round
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- toddlerChild learning to walk
infant · developmental · grasping · tipping · righting · plaything · nursery · motor skills
People refusing to choose
- undecidedNot having chosen
- hesitantSlow to act
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
dithering · swing voters · uncommitted · uncertain · wishy-washy · ambivalent · doubtful · torn
shaky
Trembling or unstable
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
- totteringMoving unsteadily, nearly falling
swaying · rocking · tilting · off-balance · precarious · unstable · rickety · tippy · faltering · wavering
plugs
Things that block openings
jigs · topwater · swimbait · soft plastics · minnows · shad · diving · trolling · retrieve · tackle
meltdown
Catastrophic loss of control
toddler · fussing · screaming · kicking · flailing · inconsolable · overtired · frustrated · emotional · upset
teether
Infant's gnawing aid
toddler · infant · developmental · grasping · tipping · righting · plaything · nursery · motor skills · self-righting
fence-sitters
People refusing to choose
vacillating · dithering · swing voters · uncommitted · uncertain · wishy-washy · ambivalent · doubtful · torn · fluctuating
- store displaysdisplay rack, shelf display, endcap, window display, pegboard
wobblersstabilizers
Mechanisms ensuring steadiness
anchors · rocks · pillars · immovables
wobblersstalwarts
Devoted, reliable supporters
diehards · true believers · hardliners · loyalists · partisans
- wobble boardTilting fitness platform
- death wobbleDangerous steering oscillation
- Chandler wobbleEarth's axial deviation cycle
- head wobbleLateral oscillating nod