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strijken.

to stroke

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈstrɛi̯kə(n)/
  1. to stroke

    intransitive
  2. to iron, press (clothes)

    intransitive · transitive
  3. to play a string instrument

    intransitive
  4. to lower (sail)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch striken, from Old Dutch *strīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.

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