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Definition of wibbly

wibbly

/ˈwɪb.li/
wib · bly
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• adjective

1

British Unsteady, shaky, or tending to wobble from side to side; quivering or undulating.

Example

"The children giggled as they tried to balance a tall, wibbly tower of gelatin on the dessert plate."

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• Rhymes for wibbly

• Nearby Words

whyalla
whydah
whyever
wibbly
wicca
wiccan
wichita

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the late 19th or early 20th century as a playful, sound-symbolic alteration of 'wobbly', often appearing in the reduplicative compound 'wibbly-wobbly'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Wibbly. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/wibbly
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