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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieswanken
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vahn-ken
"Der alte Mann schien auf den Beinen zu wanken."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To tremble, shake, or totter, especially from weakness, old age, or infirmity.
"The elderly man began to dodder across the uneven cobblestone street."
- 1
A yellowish or reddish parasitic vine with threadlike stems that entwine and suck nutrients from host plants.
"The farmer removed the invasive dodder before it could strangle the crop."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'doder', related to Middle Low German 'dōderen' and Old Norse 'dōdra', with possible roots referring to the trembling or shaking of weak, aged movement. By the 16th century, the term also became associated with parasitic twining plants due to their threadlike, fragile appearance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dodder" is said worldwide
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chanceler
Transliteration: shahn-seh-lay
"Le vieillard commença à chanceler sous le poids des ans."
wanken
Transliteration: vahn-ken
"Der alte Mann schien auf den Beinen zu wanken."
vacillare
Transliteration: vah-chil-lah-reh
"L'anziano iniziò a vacillare lungo il sentiero."
temblequear
Transliteration: tem-bleh-keh-ar
"El abuelo empezó a temblequear al ponerse de pie."
trolejar
Transliteration: troh-le-zhahr
"Ele começou a trolejar devido à extrema fraqueza."
लखलखाना
Transliteration: lakhlakhana
"बुढ़ापे के कारण वह चलने में लड़खड़ा रहा था।"
蹒跚
Transliteration: pán shān
"老人步履蹒跚地走过公园。"
비틀거리다
Transliteration: biteul-georida
"노인은 지팡이를 짚고 비틀거리며 걸었다."
よろめく
Transliteration: yoromeku
"おじいさんは足元がよろめきながら歩いた。"
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