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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschanceler
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shã-se-le
"La chaise commence à chanceler sur le sol inégal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move with a unsteady, rocking, or tottering motion; to wobble.
"The loose table leg caused the entire structure to wackle whenever anyone leaned on it."
- 1
An unsteady or rocking movement.
"There is a slight wackle in the steering wheel when driving at high speeds."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a frequentative form of 'wag', originating from Middle English dialects during the late 14th century. It shares roots with Old Norse and Middle Low German terms denoting shaky or unsteady movement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wackle" is said worldwide
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chanceler
Transliteration: shã-se-le
"La chaise commence à chanceler sur le sol inégal."
wackeln
Transliteration: vak-eln
"Der Tisch fängt an zu wackeln, wenn man sich darauf stützt."
vacillare
Transliteration: va-chil-la-re
"Il dente comincia a vacillare leggermente."
oscilar
Transliteration: o-si-lar
"La pata de la mesa empieza a oscilar."
vacilar
Transliteration: va-si-lar
"A cadeira começou a vacilar no chão irregular."
डोलना
Transliteration: dolna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अस्थिर सतह पर मेज डोलने लगी।"
摇晃
Transliteration: yáo huàng
Script: 中文汉字
"这张桌子有点摇晃。"
흔들거리다
Transliteration: heundeul-georida
Script: 한국어 한글
"의자가 계속 흔들거리다."
ぐらつく
Transliteration: guratsuku
Script: 日本語
"椅子の足がぐらつく。"
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