schwenken

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German swenken, Old High German swenken, from Proto-West Germanic *swankijan, from Proto-Germanic *swankijaną (cause to swing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛŋkn̩/
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Verb

schwenken (weak, third-person singular present schwenkt, past tense schwenkte, past participle geschwenkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to wave; to brandish
  2. (transitive) to swivel (a lamp etc.)
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to pan (a camera)
  4. (transitive) to flip food in a pan
  5. (intransitive) to swing

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Further reading

  • schwenken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schwenken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon