torkeln

== German == === Etymology === From late Middle High German torkeln, from Late Latin torculo (“to press”), a derivation of Latin torculum (“wine press”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɔʁkəln/, [ˈtɔʁkl̩n] Hyphenation: tor‧keln === Verb === torkeln (weak, third-person singular present torkelt, past tense torkelte, past participle getorkelt, auxiliary haben or sein) (dated, transitive) to press (to extract juice from fruits, especially grapes) [auxiliary haben] Synonym: keltern (intransitive) to totter (to move or stand unsteadily) [auxiliary sein or haben] Synonyms: schwanken, wanken (intransitive) to stagger (to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion) [auxiliary sein] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Torkeln, Torkelei torkelnd, getorkelt torkelig ==== Related terms ==== Torkel Tortur === Further reading === “torkeln” in Duden online “torkeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache