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zwepen.

to whip, flog, lash

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈzʋeː.pə(n)/
  1. to whip, flog, lash

    transitive
  2. to drive forcefully

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch swepen, from Old Dutch *swipon, *swipen, from Proto-Germanic *swipjaną (“to move”) and Proto-Germanic *swipǭ (“whip, lash”). Cognate with West Frisian swypkje (“to whip”), Middle English swippen (“to strike, move swiftly, glide”).

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