verkwikking

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word verkwikking. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word verkwikking, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say verkwikking in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word verkwikking you have here. The definition of the word verkwikking will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofverkwikking, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Dutch

Etymology

From verkwikken +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧kwik‧king

Noun

verkwikking f (plural verkwikkingen)

  1. refreshment
    • 1845, Max Stirner, translated by Thomas Eden and Widukind De Ridder, Belgium, 2008, De enige en zijn eigendom:
      Ik heb medegevoel met ieder voelend wezen en zijn kwelling kwelt, hun verkwikking verkwikt ook mij: doden kan ik hen, martelen niet.
      I have a fellow-feeling with every feeling being, and their torment torments, their refreshment refreshes me too; I can kill them, not torture them.