wiebelen

Meaning

to wiggle, to wobble

Concepts

wobble
waver
hesitate
wiggle
vacillate
waggle
wriggle
rock
🪨
stagger
totter
falter
shag
wabble
Synonyms

wankelen
26k
waggelen
49k
zwichten
30k
schromen
😨

schoorvoeten

dubben
weifelen
aarzelen
C2
Translations

wackeln
zaudern
taumeln
zagen
zögern
barguigner
hésiter
hesitar
vacilar
vaciller
titubejar
esitare
hesitar
schwanken

mostrar indecisió

Frequency

26k
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
*wippelen
Cognate with Dutch
wiegelen
Cognate with English
English
wobble
Cognate with Low German
wabbeln
Cognate with German
German
wabbeln
In summary

Perhaps from Middle Dutch *wippelen, equivalent to wippen + -elen, influenced by Dutch wiegelen, wipperen, etc. Compare English wobble, Low German wabbeln, German wabbeln.

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