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schlucken.

to swallow

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃlʊkən/[ˈʃlʊkŋ̍]
  1. to swallow

    intransitive · transitive · weak
  2. to gulp (swallow one's spittle out of fear etc.)

    intransitive · weak
  3. to gobble up (annex, e.g. another company)

    figuratively · transitive · weak
  4. to swallow; to accept; to put up with

    figuratively · transitive · weak
  5. to buy, to be deceived by

    figuratively · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German slucken, from Old High German (attested in the derived noun slucko (“glutton”)), probably ultimately onomatopoeic. Cognate with Dutch slokken.

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