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guratsuku
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

guratsuku

Root Words:

gura + tsuku

English Meaning(s) for ぐらつく

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be unsteady; to reel; to shake
  2. to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)

Definition and Synonyms for ぐらつく

Falter be unsure or weak
Synonyms: ぐらつく, 動揺, 揺る, 揺るぐ, 揺れる
Coggle move unsteadily
Synonyms: ぐらつく, よろめく, ガクガク
Seesaw move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
Synonyms: ぐらつく, ふらつく, ふらふら, よろめく, ひょろける, 揺る, 揺れる
Judder shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
Synonyms: がたつく, ぐらつく, ガクガク, ガタガタ, 揺る, 揺する, 揺らぐ, 揺らす, 揺るぐ, 揺れる, 揺さぶる, 揺すぶる, 揺すれる, 揺るがす, 揺動, 揺り動かす, 震動
Lurch move slowly and unsteadily
Synonyms: ぐらつく, 揺れ動く
Vibrate be undecided about something
Synonyms: ぐらつく, ためらう, たゆたう, ふらつく, 右顧左眄, 因循, 惑う, 迷う
Weave sway to and fro
Synonyms: ぐらつく, たゆたう, たゆとう, ふらつく, ゆらゆら, よろめく, 動揺, 揺る, 揺るぐ, 揺れる, 揺さぶる, 揺らめく
Vibrate waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
Synonyms: ぐらつく, ためらう, たゆたう, ふらつく, 右顧左眄, 因循, 惑う, 迷う

Categories ぐらつく is a member of

Move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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Go change location
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Sway move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
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Vibrate shake, quiver, or throb
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Hesitate pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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Stroke Order Diagrams for ぐらつく

Conjugations for ぐらつく

masu stem
guratsuki
Negative stem
guratsuka
te-form
guratsuite
Negative te-form
guratsukanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
guratsukanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsuku
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukanai
Past Indicative Form
guratsuita
Past Indicative Negative Form
guratsukanakatta
Presumptive Form
guratsukou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsukimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukimasen
Past Indicative Form
guratsukimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
guratsukimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
guratsukimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsukitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukitakunai
Past Indicative Form
guratsukitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
guratsukitakunakatta
Adjective stem
guratsukita
te-form
guratsukitakute
Negative te-form
guratsukitakunakute
Adverbial Form
guratsukitaku
Provisional Form
guratsukitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
guratsukitakunakereba
Conditional Form
guratsukitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
guratsukitakunakattara
Objective Form
guratsukitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsuke
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsukinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsukeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
guratsukanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsuitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsuitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsukeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukenai
Past Indicative Form
guratsuketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
guratsukenakatta
masu-stem
guratsuke
te-form
guratsukete
Negative te-form
guratsukenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsukemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukemasen
Past Indicative Form
guratsukemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
guratsukemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsukareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukarenai
Past Indicative Form
guratsukareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
guratsukarenakatta
masu stem
guratsukare
te-form
guratsukarete
Negative te-form
guratsukarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsukaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukaremasen
Past Indicative Form
guratsukaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
guratsukaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsukaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukasenai
Past Indicative Form
guratsukaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
guratsukasenakatta
masu stem
guratsukase
te-form
guratsukasete
Negative te-form
guratsukasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsukasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukasemasen
Past Indicative Form
guratsukasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
guratsukasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsukasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukasarenai
Past Indicative Form
guratsukasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
guratsukasarenakatta
masu stem
guratsukasare
te-form
guratsukasarete
Negative te-form
guratsukasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
guratsukasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
guratsukasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
guratsukasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
guratsukan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
guratsukazaru

Sample Sentences for ぐらつく

His courage began to shake when he saw the sight.
This table isn't steady.
The policy fluctuated between two opinions.
Since then, his faith has been severely shaken.

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