Also means
to stagger
Usage Note
Chanceler describes unsteady, wobbling movement — a person chancelle when drunk, exhausted, or shaken; a government or regime can also chanceler metaphorically when its authority is weakening. It is conjugated like appeler (doubling the 'l' in some forms: je chancelle). The related adjective chancelant means 'unsteady' or 'faltering'.
Examples
"Il chancelait sous le poids du sac."
Natural Translation
He was staggering under the weight of the bag.
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