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wackeln

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wacken, cognate with English waggle.

Pronunciation

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

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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.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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

Low German

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Etymology

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

Verb

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

  1. to wiggle, waggle, shake

Conjugation

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