wobble
noun [ C, usually singular ]
FINANCE, STOCK MARKET, ECONOMICS uk/ˈwɒbl/ usa short period of time when the value of something falls or it seems possible that it could fail:
Share prices have recovered from last autumn's wobble.
The closure of its German subsidiary caused a sharp wobble in its profits.
a market/price wobble
wobble
verb [ I ]
FINANCE, STOCK MARKET, ECONOMICS uk/ˈwɒbl/ usto fall or seem at risk of failing for a short period of time:
In an emerging market it doesn't take much to make share prices wobble.