quabbeln

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German Low German

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Cognate with Middle Dutch kwabbelen (to lilt, shake, move back and forth), Saterland Frisian kwabbelje (to wobble, shake).

Verb

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quabbeln

  1. (intransitive) to quiver, tremble; to jiggle