hobbelen

Meaning

to lurch, hobble

Concepts

poise

shake

🫨

balance

bump

be shaken

Synonyms

wiegen

🪨

wippen

schommelen

balanceren

wiegelen

struikelen

strompelen

Translations

balancieren

balançar

ondular

oscilar

Etymology

From hobben (“to hobble, move back and forth”) + -elen; compare English hobble. Ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, and thus often linked to other similar, likely ultimately onomatopoeic words such as huppen, hoppen (“to hop”), huppelen and hompelen.