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verschlingen.

to devour, to swallow up, to eat without chewing

12 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən][fɐ-][-ˈʃlɪŋŋ̩]
  1. to devour, to swallow up, to eat without chewing

    class-3 · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

From ver- + schlingen (“to swallow food without chewing”). Cognate with Dutch verslinden.

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