ciondolare

From Vulgar Latin *exundulāre, from unda (“wave”).^[1]

ciondolàre (first-person singular present cióndolo, first-person singular past historic ciondolài, past participle ciondolàto, auxiliary avére)

1. (intransitive) to dangle, to swing [auxiliary avere]

   Synonyms: dondolare, pendolare, penzolare

2. (intransitive, figurative) to hang around, to loaf about [auxiliary avere]

   Synonym: bighellonare

3. (intransitive, figurative) to stand unsteadily (from tiredness or drunkenness) [auxiliary avere]
4. (transitive) to dangle, to move limply (one's arms, head, etc.)

• ciondolo (“pendant”)
• ciondolone (“idler”)
• ciondoloni

• ciondolerà, cordialone