schwingen.
to swing (to move back and forth)
Meaning & usage
to swing (to move back and forth)
Sie schwingt auf einer Schaukel.
to move (somewhere) by swinging
to swing (to move something using a swinging motion)
to wave; to brandish
to vibrate
to oscillate
to resound
to propagate (somewhere) as sound, to move throughout (an area) resounding
der Klang der Glocken schwang durch die Stadt
to be expressed (in someone's words)
to ski back and forth
to arc
to clean (hemp or flax) of wood residues
to wrestle in the Schwingen (Swiss wrestling) style
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German swingen, from Old High German swingan, from Proto-Germanic *swinganą. Cognate with Low German swingen, English swing. Doublet of swingen.
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