schwankend

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaŋkn̩t/
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  • Hyphenation: schwan‧kend

Participle

schwankend

  1. present participle of schwanken

Adjective

schwankend (strong nominative masculine singular schwankender, comparative schwankender, superlative am schwankendsten)

  1. unsteady, unstable, wobbly, wobbling, fluctuating, floating, swaying, tottering
    eine schwankende Brückean unstable bridge, a wobbly bridge
    ein schwankendes Gebäudea swaying building
  2. changing, varying, variable
    eine schwankende Mengea varying quantity
    ein schwankender Gehalta varying percentage
  3. (figurative) indecisive, unsteady, wavering, fluctuating, being in doubt
    ein schwankendes Gemüta wavering heart
  4. (economy, finance) fluctuating, varying, volatile
    ein schwankender Zinssatza fluctuating interest rate
    schwankende Preisefluctuating prices, volatile prices
    schwankende Börsenkursefluctuating stock prices
    schwankende Marktanteilevolatile market shares

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