wabbeln
German, verb/ˈvabəln/
wabbeln is spelled W-A-B-B-E-L-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 47 million words in written German, the 412,295th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wabbeln is a German verb meaning “to wobble, wiggle, jiggle; said of jelly/jello, human body fat, and the like” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich schwabbelig und zitternd bewegen, weich wie Pudding wackeln”.
What does wabbeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto wobble, wiggle, jiggle; said of jelly/jello, human body fat, and the like
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich schwabbelig und zitternd bewegen, weich wie Pudding wackeln
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of wabbeln
- wabbelt present singular third-person
- wabbelte past
- gewabbelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- wabbele present
- wabbelst present
- wabbel! imperative singular
- wabble! imperative singular
- wabbelt! imperative plural
- gewabbelt haben active infinitive perfect
- zu wabbeln active extended infinitive
- gewabbelt zu haben active extended infinitive
- wabbelnd participle present active
- wabbele! imperative second-person singular
- habe gewabbelt! imperative uncommon second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce wabbeln?
- /ˈvabəln/
- [ˈva.bl̩n]
- [ˈʋa-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is wabbeln in German?
wabbeln appears about once in every 47 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).