# schwankend

schwankend is a German adjective meaning “unsteady”. Forms: schwankender, am schwankendsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: schwankender
- Superlative: am schwankendsten

## In other languages

- Русский: шаткий, нетвёрдый, неустойчивый

## Meanings

1. unsteady, unstable, wobbly, wobbling, fluctuating, floating, swaying, tottering
   - eine schwankende Brücke — an unstable bridge, a wobbly bridge
2. changing, varying, variable
   - eine schwankende Menge — a varying quantity
3. _figurative_ indecisive, unsteady, wavering, fluctuating, being in doubt
   - ein schwankendes Gemüt — a wavering heart
4. fluctuating, varying, volatile
   - ein schwankender Zinssatz — a fluctuating interest rate

## Examples

- Schulsysteme müssen mit einer schwankenden Schülerzahl fertig werden. — School systems have to cope with changing numbers of pupils.

## Related words

- Synonym: wackelig, instabil, ändernd, wechselnd, veränderlich

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