ondeggiare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bob verb To move up and down repeatedly, especially near the surface of water.
- flutter verb To flap or move quickly and irregularly.
- rock noun A hard natural mineral material, or a piece of it such as a stone or boulder.
- sway verb To move slowly and rhythmically from side to side.
- swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
- vacillate verb To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
- waddle verb To walk with short steps, rocking from side to side.
- waive verb To voluntarily give up a right, claim, or requirement.
- wave noun A moving ridge on the surface of water, especially the sea.
Senses
ondeggiare is used for these senses in English:
- bob (intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
- flutter (intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
- rock (transitive, and, intransitive) To move gently back and forth.
- sway (transitive) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.
- swing (intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
- vacillate (intransitive) To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
- waddle (intransitive) To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side.
- waive (obsolete) To move from side to side; to sway.
bob — full definition
- verb To move up and down repeatedly, especially near the surface of water.
- noun A short haircut where the hair is cut evenly around the head, roughly to jaw or shoulder length.
- noun British informal: a shilling, or more generally a small amount of money.
flutter — full definition
- verb To flap or move quickly and irregularly.
- noun A rapid, irregular fluttering movement or feeling.