durchzwängen

German

Etymology

From durch- +‎ zwängen.

Pronunciation
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Verb

durchzwängen (weak, third-person singular present zwängt durch, past tense zwängte durch, past participle durchgezwängt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to squeeze through
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 35:
      Immer mehr Leute drängten in den kleinen Raum und zwängten sich zwischen Tischen und Stühlen durch.
      More and more people pushed into the small room and squeezed themselves through between the tables and chairs.

Conjugation

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