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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvaŋkn̩t/
- Hyphenation: schwan‧kend
Participle
schwankend
- present participle of schwanken
Adjective
schwankend (strong nominative masculine singular schwankender, comparative schwankender, superlative am schwankendsten)
- unsteady, unstable, wobbly, wobbling, fluctuating, floating, swaying, tottering
- eine schwankende Brücke ― an unstable bridge, a wobbly bridge
- ein schwankendes Gebäude ― a swaying building
- changing, varying, variable
- eine schwankende Menge ― a varying quantity
- ein schwankender Gehalt ― a varying percentage
- (figurative) indecisive, unsteady, wavering, fluctuating, being in doubt
- ein schwankendes Gemüt ― a wavering heart
- (economy, finance) fluctuating, varying, volatile
- ein schwankender Zinssatz ― a fluctuating interest rate
- schwankende Preise ― fluctuating prices, volatile prices
- schwankende Börsenkurse ― fluctuating stock prices
- schwankende Marktanteile ― volatile market shares
Declension
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Synonyms
- (unsteady, fluctuating): wackelig, hin und her schwingend, instabil
- (changing, varying): unterschiedlich, wechselnd, veränderlich
- (indecisive, wavering): wankelmütig, wankelnd
- (economy, finance): ändernd, wechselnd, veränderlich
Further reading
- Julian von Heyl (1998–2024) “schwankend”, in korrekturen.de
- “schwankend” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “schwankend” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “schwankend” in Duden online