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German
Etymology
From Schmöker (“tome”) + -n.
Pronunciation
Verb
schmökern (weak, third-person singular present schmökert, past tense schmökerte, past participle geschmökert, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial) to read leisurely, to delve into a book or magazine
2015, Thomas Eppensteiner, Herbstlaub, Emons Verlag, →ISBN:»Die Reise zu dir selbst. Das müsstest du wissen, wenn du doch schon in dem Buch geschmökert hast, wie du das letztens behauptet hast.« Clara erhob sich mit geschmeidiger Leichtigkeit aus dem Schneidersitz, trat einen Schritt näher an ihn heran und zwinkerte.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2017, Charlie Lovett, Der Buchliebhaber: Roman, Goldmann Verlag, →ISBN:» […] Grandma hatte keine Bücher, abgesehen von der Bibel auf ihrem Nachttisch natürlich, aber Unmengen von Zeitschriften, die sich im ganzen Haus stapelten, und ich habe unheimlich gern darin geschmökert…«- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
schmökern (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
schmökern (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
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