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German
Etymology
Perhaps from Zügel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsyːɡl̩n/, /ˈtsyːɡəln/
- Hyphenation: zü‧geln
Verb
zügeln (weak, third-person singular present zügelt, past tense zügelte, past participle gezügelt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to rein in (a horse)
- (figuratively) to curb
- seinen Appetit zügeln ― to curb one's appetite
- seine Wut zügeln ― to curb one's anger
- (intransitive, Switzerland) to move house, relocate
- Synonyms: umziehen, (Switzerland) dislozieren
2019 September 26, Sarah Schmalz, Kaspar Surber, “Aufbruch in der Tiefebene”, in WOZ:Als Weichelt-Picard 1991 in den Kanton Zug zügelte, waren stille Wahlen üblich. Weichelt-Picard hatte zuvor in Zürich gelebt: Revolte und Aufbruch.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
zügeln (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
zügeln (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “zügeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “zügeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “zügeln” in OpenThesaurus.de
- “zügeln” in Duden online
- “zügeln” in Duden online