wackeln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- falter verb To lose strength, confidence, or momentum; to hesitate or waver.
- stagger verb To walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
- topple verb To fall over, or to cause something to fall over, especially from being top-heavy or unstable.
- waggle verb To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
- wiggle verb To move with small, quick side-to-side or back-and-forth motions.
- wobble verb To move unsteadily from side to side, rocking rather than moving smoothly.
Senses
wackeln is used for these senses in English:
- falter To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
- 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.
- topple (intransitive) To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so.
- waggle (transitive) To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
- wiggle (transitive, intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.
- wobble (intransitive) To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.
falter — full definition
- verb To lose strength, confidence, or momentum; to hesitate or waver.
- verb To stumble or move unsteadily.
stagger — full definition
- verb To walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
- verb To shock or astonish someone.
- verb To arrange events or times so they don't all happen at once.
- noun An unsteady, swaying walk.