tentines

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tənˈti.nəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [tenˈti.nes]

Noun

tentines f pl (plural only)

1. stagger, stumble, wobble
   • 2007, José Moreno Arenas, Trilogies indigestes (I), Ediciones carena, →ISBN, page 97:

     Fa tentines, està a punt de caure, però sempre aconsegueix fer aquell mig pas que li permet mantenir-se dret.

     He staggers, he almost falls, but he always manages to make that half step that allows him to stay upright.

Derived terms

• tentinejar

Further reading

• “tentines” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.