vingling

Pronunciation: /²ˈʋɪŋ.lɪŋ/

“vingling” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

wobbling, swaying; the act of moving unsteadily from side to side or back and forth
wavering, vacillation, indecision; difficulty in taking or maintaining a definite position

Etymology

Formed with vingle (“to wobble, waver”) + -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”). Compare the parallel formations Norwegian Nynorsk vingling and Swedish vingling (“wobbling, wavering”).

More Norwegian Bokmål words

vingler
vingleri
vinglete
vinglevelger
vingård
vinke
vinkel
vinkelhake

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