wobbling
Rocking back and forth
Wobbling is moving unsteadily from side to side, rocking or swaying without firm balance.
A top wobbles as it slows down.
A table wobbles on uneven legs.
The word extends to uncertainty or wavering: She's still wobbling on whether to accept the job.
A wobbling voice trembles with emotion or weakness.
Unstably balanced, nearly falling
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
- rockingOscillating on curved base
reeling · shaking · trembling · quivering · stumbling · bobbing · wavering · tilting
Walking unsteadily, like infants
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- shufflingRandomizing order of items
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
weaving · ambling · tottering · inebriated · drunken · uncoordinated · clumsy · awkward
Dangerously insecure
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
insecure · tenuous · unstable · off-balance · loose · unsupported · top-heavy · lopsided
Swinging back and forth
- judderingVibrating with rapid jolts
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
- quakingTrembling or shuddering
- pulsatingBeating in rhythmic surges
fluttering · thrumming · buzzing · humming · rattling · reverberating · tremoring · rippling
Showing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- hesitantSlow to act
- indecisiveUnable to make choices
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
unsure · ambivalent · equivocal · irresolute · undecided · fluctuating · dithering · waffling
teetering
Unstably balanced, nearly falling
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
rocking · reeling · shaking · trembling · quivering · stumbling · bobbing · wavering · tilting · careening
toddling
Walking unsteadily, like infants
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- shufflingRandomizing order of items
lurching · weaving · ambling · tottering · inebriated · drunken · uncoordinated · clumsy · awkward · bumbling
precarious
Dangerously insecure
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- vulnerableOpen to attack
unsteady · insecure · tenuous · unstable · off-balance · loose · unsupported · top-heavy · lopsided · imbalanced
oscillating
Swinging back and forth
- judderingVibrating with rapid jolts
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
- quakingTrembling or shuddering
pulsating · fluttering · thrumming · buzzing · humming · rattling · reverberating · tremoring · rippling · throbbing
wavering
Showing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- hesitantSlow to act
- indecisiveUnable to make choices
tentative · unsure · ambivalent · equivocal · irresolute · undecided · fluctuating · dithering · waffling · faltering
- shaky thingsshaky, quivering, tremulous, shivering, quaking
- gait problemslimp, limping, hobble, hobbling, shuffle
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- action verbsrun, jump, chase, grab, climb
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
- clumsinessclumsiness, clumsy, awkwardness, fumble, stumble
wobblingsteady
Fixed, not fluctuating
stable · firm · fixed · stationary · motionless
wobblingsteadfast
Firmly loyal, unshakeable
resolute · firm · unwavering · determined · committed