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to sway, stagger or move unsteadily as if one might fall
Primary stress falls on the first syllable “wan”.
Er stand auf, wankte kurz und setzte sich sofort wieder hin.
Der beschädigte Mast wankte im starken Wind bedrohlich.
Nach dem Marathon wankte sie erschöpft zur Bank.
In the physical sense, wanken suggests loss of balance rather than ordinary back-and-forth movement.
Use wanken when a person or object moves so unstably that falling or collapsing seems possible.
What does “Er wankte zur Tür” suggest?
Nach den Enthüllungen begann das Vertrauen in die Regierung zu wanken.
Trotz massiver Kritik wankte sie in ihrer Entscheidung nicht.
Wenn mehrere Banken gleichzeitig ausfallen, kann das gesamte System ins Wanken geraten.
Figurative wanken presents stability as if it were physical balance. It often signals that something established is no longer secure.
The same image transfers easily to trust, conviction and institutions: when they wanken, their stability is threatened.
Which sentence uses wanken figuratively?
