German edit

Etymology edit

From late Middle High German torkeln, from Late Latin torculo (to press), a derivation of Latin torculum (wine press).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔʁkəln/, [ˈtɔʁkl̩n]
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  • Hyphenation: tor‧keln

Verb edit

torkeln (weak, third-person singular present torkelt, past tense torkelte, past participle getorkelt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (dated, transitive) to press (to extract juice from fruits, especially grapes) [auxiliary haben]
    Synonym: keltern
  2. (intransitive) to totter (to move or stand unsteadily) [auxiliary sein or haben]
    Synonyms: schwanken, wanken
  3. (intransitive) to stagger (to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion) [auxiliary sein]

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Further reading edit

  • torkeln” in Duden online
  • torkeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache