wibble
/ˈwɪb(ə)l
/verb [no object] British informal
1Wobble; quiver.A cyclist, feet bound to the pedals in special shoes, falling over at the traffic lights after wibbling and wobbling on the spot, waiting for the lights to change....
- I, of course, had a distinct disadvantage because even though I could wibble and wobble the pole he could just as easily jut and jab at me, scoring points.
- Jane wibbled anxiously in her wheelchair, which creaked ominously underneath her bulk.
2Speak or write, especially at great length.One minute and two seconds of Mrs. Lennon wibbling away about her fragile state of mind....
- Funnily enough, I've wondered for a few weeks about what to do with the election on here, and nothing ever seems particularly satisfactory, so I've opted just to carry on wibbling away about anything regardless.
- Some fanatical moron is wibbling on about something hopelessly biased, and hopelessly wrong.
Derivatives
wibbly
- So the wibbly studio effects and skewed instrumentation used to paper over the cracks last time round haven't been abandoned, and now they're employed with a verve and confidence that resonates throughout the album right from the get-go.
- We all walk the wibbly wobbly walk, and we all talk the wibbly wobbly talk.
- Draped over some wibbly synths and pounding piano chords, we're somewhat thankful it doesn't last more than ninety seconds.
Origin
Late 19th century: independent usage of the first element of the reduplication wibble-wobble.
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