schwanken

See also: Schwanken

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German swanken, ultimately from the root of schwingen (“to swing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaŋkn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: schwan‧ken

Verb

schwanken (weak, third-person singular present schwankt, past tense schwankte, past participle geschwankt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to fluctuate; to vary; to waver [auxiliary haben]
  2. (intransitive) to shake; to rock; to sway [auxiliary haben]
  3. (intransitive) to stagger [auxiliary sein]

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • davonschwanken
  • entlangschwanken
  • fortschwanken
  • heranschwanken
  • heraufschwanken
  • herausschwanken
  • hereinschwanken
  • herüberschwanken
  • herumschwanken
  • herunterschwanken
  • hinabschwanken
  • hinaufschwanken
  • hinausschwanken
  • hineinschwanken
  • hinterherschwanken
  • hinüberschwanken
  • hinunterschwanken
  • nachschwanken
  • raufschwanken
  • rausschwanken
  • rüberschwanken
  • rumschwanken
  • runterschwanken
  • Schwanken
  • Schwankung
  • vorüberschwanken

Further reading
  • “schwanken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “schwanken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “schwanken” in Duden online
  • “schwanken” in OpenThesaurus.de
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