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zwicken.

to pinch

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈt͡svɪkən/[ˈt͡svɪkŋ̩]Germany/ˈt͡svɪkɛn/[ˈt͡svɪkŋ̩]Austria, South-German, Switzerland

  1. to pinch

    transitive · weak
    Hör auf, mich zu zwicken!

  2. to be tight (of a piece of garment)

    intransitive · weak
    Die Hose muss eingelaufen sein, die zwickt ganz schön.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German zwicken (“to fasten with nails, squeeze in, pinch, tug”), Old High German *zwicchēn, from Proto-West Germanic *twikkijan (“to nail, pin, fasten, clasp, pinch”). Cognate with Middle English twicchen (whence English twitch), Low German twikken.

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