schwenken.
to wave, to brandish (a long item, e.g. a flag or sword)
Meaning & usage
to wave, to brandish (a long item, e.g. a flag or sword)
to swivel (a lamp etc.)
to pan (a camera)
to flip food in a pan
to swing
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German swenken, Old High German swenken, from Proto-West Germanic *swankijan, from Proto-Germanic *swankijaną (“cause to swing”).
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