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horjua — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • careen verb To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
  • destabilize verb To make something, especially a government or region, unstable or unsettled.
  • falter verb To lose strength, confidence, or momentum; to hesitate or waver.
  • flounder verb To struggle clumsily or act confused, especially when trying to make progress.
  • lurch noun A sudden, unsteady movement, especially forward or to one side.
  • reel noun A cylindrical device on which thread, film, cable, or fishing line is wound.
  • stagger verb To walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
  • teeter verb To tilt back and forth on an edge.
  • totter verb To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
  • vacillate verb To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
  • waver verb To hesitate or show signs of doubt, especially about a decision or resolve.
  • wobble verb To move unsteadily from side to side, rocking rather than moving smoothly.

Senses

horjua is used for these senses in English:

  • careen (intransitive) To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
  • destabilize (intransitive) To become unstable.
  • falter To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
  • flounder (intransitive) To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
  • lurch To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
  • reel To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
  • stagger (intransitive) In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter.
  • stagger (transitive) To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.

careen — full definition

  1. verb To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
  2. verb To tilt on one side.
  3. verb To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
  4. verb To tilt or lean while in motion.

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