"Wabble" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Wabble refers to something that moves unsteadily or oscillates from side to side.
The plane wobbled violently in the turbulence.
Her voice wobbled as she tried to hide her true feelings.
The bridge wobbled precariously in the rising floodwaters.
The blossoms on the crabapple tree began to wobble in the spring breeze.
The pendulum wobbled back and forth, keeping perfect time.
The word "w" is a letter in the English alphabet, which has several phonetic values depending on its usage.<br><br>When used as the 23rd letter of the alphabet, "w" is silent in some words, such as "woman" or "winner".<br><br>When used as a phonetic symbol, the letter "w" represents a voiceless labiovelar approximant, which is the sound heard at the beginning of "wasp" or "water".
"Wabash" can refer to several things, but it most commonly relates to:<br><br>1. <strong>Wabash River</strong>: It is a river in the Midwestern United States that forms part of the border between the states of Illinois and Indiana and is approximately 503 miles (811 km) long. The Wabash River is named after the Miami native word "Wikeshaukas" or "Wabashshike" meaning "waterway" and is often associated with the Wabash Valley culture.<br><br>2. <strong>Wabash Trail</strong>: The Wabash Trail is a converted railroad bed that has been designated for recreation. It was part of the outside wall of a former coal mine, and now it serves as a 16-mile trail that stretches from Coal City to Shawnee National Forest in the Illinois and Grundy counties of Illinois, US.<br><br>3. <strong>Battle of Wabash</strong>: The Battle of Wabash was a decisive battle fought on November 4, 1791, between the United States Force (consisting mainly of soldiers from the United States and local Militia from the Northwest Company) and the Native American Confederacy formed by the Miami and the members of their confederation, here Cajimaw of the Kickapoo tribe.