cambalear — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.
• wobble verb To move unsteadily from side to side, rocking rather than moving smoothly.

Senses

cambalear is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• wobble (intransitive) To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.

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.

teeter — full definition

1. verb To tilt back and forth on an edge.
2. verb To totter (move unsteadily).
3. verb To be indecisive; to hesitate.
4. verb To be close to becoming a typically negative situation.

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