straucheln

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German strūcheln, iterative of strūchen, from Old High German strūhhōn. Equivalent to obsolete strauchen +‎ -eln. Cognate with Dutch struikelen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃtraʊ̯xəln/ Hyphenation: strau‧cheln === Verb === straucheln (weak, third-person singular present strauchelt, past tense strauchelte, past participle gestrauchelt, auxiliary sein) to stumble; to fall or nearly fall 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, 2 Peter 1:10 (with KJV translation) (figurative) to stumble, to falter ==== Usage notes ==== The word is a near-synonym of commoner stolpern. However, straucheln implies that there is, if not an actual fall, at least an immediate danger of falling, whereas stolpern may mean just a slight tripping with no further impact. Moreover, straucheln may also refer to someone who loses their balance for another reason, such as becoming faint. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “straucheln” in Duden online “straucheln”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)