chanceler — meaning in English

English meaning

• lurch noun A sudden, unsteady movement, especially forward or to one side.
• stagger verb To walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
• toddle verb To walk unsteadily, as a small child does.

Senses

chanceler is used for these senses in English:

• lurch To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
• stagger An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.
• 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.
• toddle To walk unsteadily, as a small child does.

lurch — full definition

1. noun A sudden, unsteady movement, especially forward or to one side.
2. verb To move suddenly and unsteadily.

stagger — full definition

1. verb To walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
2. verb To shock or astonish someone.
3. verb To arrange events or times so they don't all happen at once.
4. noun An unsteady, swaying walk.

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