schwindeln

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German swindeln, from Old High German swintilōn, from Proto-Germanic *swindlōną, from Proto-Germanic *swindaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɪndl̩n/, /ˈʃvɪndəln/
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  • Hyphenation: schwin‧deln

Verb

schwindeln (weak, third-person singular present schwindelt, past tense schwindelte, past participle geschwindelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (impersonal, with dative or (rare) accusative) to be dizzy
    mir schwindelt (es)
    I am feeling dizzy
  2. (intransitive) to tell harmless lies
    Synonym: flunkern
  3. (intransitive) to make harmless trickeries
  4. (reflexive, often with durch (through)) cheat, get somewhere or achieve something illegitimately

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