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eiern (v.i.)
   to wobble; flutter, oscillate, have wow and flutter (audio recording)

Die Erde dreht sich nicht gleichmäßig, sondern eiert und taumelt um ihre Achse.
The earth does not rotate evenly, but wobbles and tumbles on its axis.
Der Ton eiert.
The sound has wow and flutter.

Related Words:
torkeln to reel, stagger
wackeln to wobble, be loose (tooth), shake; be shaky
wackelig (adj) wobbly, shaky, loose

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