wankel

Adj

1. unsteady, unstable, tottering
2. shaky, insecure

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of wankelen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of wankelen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of wankelen:

wankelen

1. to stagger
2. to waver, to wobble

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch: *wankal

In summary

From Old Dutch *wankal, from Proto-West Germanic *wankul.

Concepts

indecisive

rickety

wobbly

shaky

ramshackle

stagger

tipsy

unstable

unsteady

wavering

cranky

wonky

faltering

lame

lopsided

Synonyms

kapot

kreupel

mank

kaduuk

onzeker

sukkelachtig

versleten

onstandvastig

ongestadig

gammel

mankend

gebrekkig

onbestendig

labiel

onvast

niet duurzaam

onsolide

Translations

traballante

caduc

chancelant

wackelig

Wanken

ετοιμόρροπος

ξεχαρβαλωμένος

παραπατώ

σαθρός

boiteux

délabré

volage

bancal

branlant

vacillant