tanguer

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to sway back and forth
  2. (intransitive) to spin, sway (seem to be moving)
  3. (intransitive) to shake (not perform well)

Synonyms

rouler sur soi

s’enrouler

Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɑ̃.ɡe/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French tengre, possibly borrowed from Old Frisian tangeln, tüngeln (“to sway”), of uncertain ultimate origin, but compare tangelje and English tangle.

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