よろめく

to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to reel

Also:to waver, to have an affair (with)

What does よろめく mean?

よろめく is a Japanese verb meaning to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to reel in English. It can also be translated as to waver, to have an affair (with) depending on context. It is written as よろめく in hiragana, and yoromeku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

警棒で空をなぐりつけ、よろめいて体勢をたてなおしたガードマンは、自分に向かって突進してくる金網づくりのクズカゴを見た。

The guard's truncheon hit air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal-mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.