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schwingen.

to swing (to move back and forth)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʃvɪŋən]
  1. to swing (to move back and forth)

    class-3 · intransitive · strong
    Sie schwingt auf einer Schaukel.
  2. to move (somewhere) by swinging

    class-3 · intransitive · strong
  3. to swing (to move something using a swinging motion)

    class-3 · reflexive · strong · transitive
  4. to wave; to brandish

    class-3 · strong · transitive
  5. to vibrate

    class-3 · intransitive · strong
  6. to oscillate

    class-3 · intransitive · strong
  7. to resound

    class-3 · formal · intransitive · strong
  8. to propagate (somewhere) as sound, to move throughout (an area) resounding

    class-3 · formal · intransitive · strong
    der Klang der Glocken schwang durch die Stadt
  9. to be expressed (in someone's words)

    class-3 · intransitive · strong
  10. to ski back and forth

    class-3 · strong
  11. to arc

    class-3 · formal · reflexive · strong
  12. to clean (hemp or flax) of wood residues

    class-3 · regional · strong
  13. to wrestle in the Schwingen (Swiss wrestling) style

    Switzerland · class-3 · strong
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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