cambalear — meaning in English

English meaning

• stagger verb To walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
• teeter verb To rock unsteadily from side to side on a narrow point.
• totter verb To walk or stand in a shaky way, as if about 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 rock unsteadily from side to side on a narrow point.
2. verb To move about unsteadily, as if about to fall.
3. verb To be unable to decide; to hold back from acting.
4. verb To be on the verge of something usually bad happening.

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