schlingern — meaning in English

English meaning

• careen verb To tip a ship onto its side so that the underwater part can be cleaned or repaired.
• lurch noun A sudden, unsteady movement, especially forward or to one side.
• roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.

Senses

schlingern is used for these senses in English:

• careen (intransitive) To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
• lurch A sudden or unsteady movement.
• lurch To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
• roll (nautical, aviation) The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.

careen — full definition

1. verb To tip a ship onto its side so that the underwater part can be cleaned or repaired.
2. verb To lean over to one side.
3. verb To sway or rock about roughly from one side to the other.
4. verb To lean or tilt to one side while moving.

lurch — full definition

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

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