ciondolare

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *exundulāre, from unda (wave).

Verb

ciondolàre (first-person singular present cióndolo, first-person singular past historic ciondolài, past participle ciondolàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to dangle, to swing
    Synonyms: dondolare, pendolare, penzolare
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to hang around, to loaf about
    Synonym: bighellonare
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to stand unsteadily (from tiredness or drunkenness)
  4. (transitive) to dangle, to move limply (one's arms, head, etc.)

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References

  1. ^ ciondolare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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