Taumeln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
Senses
Taumeln is used for these senses in English:
- flounder (intransitive) To flop around as a fish out of water.
- 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.
- teeter (intransitive) To tilt back and forth on an edge.
- totter An unsteady movement or gait.
- totter To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
flounder — full definition
- verb To struggle clumsily or act confused, especially when trying to make progress.
- noun A type of flatfish found in shallow coastal waters.
lurch — full definition
- noun A sudden, unsteady movement, especially forward or to one side.
- verb To move suddenly and unsteadily.