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(intransitive) To rock or sway involuntarily. / (intransitive, engineering) To wobble; to make a circular rocking motion.

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nutate

Source Word

nutate

Verb

intransitive

(intransitive) To rock or sway involuntarily. / (intransitive, engineering) To wobble; to make a circular rocking motion.

Japanese Meaning

（自動詞）無意識に揺れる、ふらつく。 / （工学用語）円形に揺れる、あるいは振動する。

In the gentle current, the buoy would nutate, its marker wobbling with each subtle shift.

穏やかな潮流の中で、そのブイは不随意に揺れ、その目印は微かな揺れに合わせてぐらついていた。

Sense（1）

(intransitive) To rock or sway involuntarily.

Sense（2）

(intransitive, engineering) To wobble; to make a circular rocking motion.

nutates

（ present singular third-person ）

nutating

（ participle present ）

nutated

（ participle past ）

nutated

（ past ）