wackeln

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German wacken, cognate with English waggle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvakl̩n/, /ˈvakəln/
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Verb

wackeln (weak, third-person singular present wackelt, past tense wackelte, past participle gewackelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to waggle, to wobble
    Vorsicht mit dieser Leiter; sie wackelt.
    Be careful on that ladder; it wobbles.

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Further reading

  • wackeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wackeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • wackeln” in Duden online
  • wackeln” in OpenThesaurus.de

Low German

Etymology

A doublet of waggeln, probably under High German influence. Cognate with English waggle and Dutch waggelen.

Verb

wackeln (past singular wackel, past participle wackelt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to wiggle, waggle, shake

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