schwingen
[ˈʃvɪŋən] verb B2- to swing (to move back and forth) · Sie schwingt auf einer Schaukel. She is swinging on a swing.
- to move (somewhere) by swinging
- to swing (to move something using a swinging motion)
- to wave; to brandish
- to vibrate
- to oscillate
- to resound
- to propagate (somewhere) as sound, to move throughout (an area) resounding · der Klang der Glocken schwang durch die Stadt the sound of the bells resounded throughout the city
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- schwingen
- Present (er)
- schwingt
- Präteritum (er)
- schwang
- Perfekt (er)
- hat geschwungen
- Infinitive with zu
- zu schwingen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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