verklingen

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German

Etymology

From ver- +‎ klingen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈklɪŋən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧klin‧gen

Verb

verklingen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present verklingt, past tense verklang, past participle verklungen, past subjunctive verklänge, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, of sound) to fade away
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Doch kaum das grause Wort verklang, / Dem König wards heimlich im Busen bang.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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