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schlucken

/ˈʃlʊkən/ verb B1
  1. to swallow (intransitive, transitive)
  2. to gulp (swallow one's spittle out of fear etc.) (intransitive)
  3. to gobble up (annex, e.g. another company) (figuratively, transitive)
  4. to swallow; to accept; to put up with (figuratively, transitive)
  5. to buy, to be deceived by (figuratively, transitive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
schlucken
Present (er)
schluckt
Präteritum (er)
schluckte
Perfekt (er)
hat geschluckt
Infinitive with zu
zu schlucken

From the library

Etwa im letzten Drittel der Schwangerschaft kann ein Ungeborenes Geräusche von außen wahrnehmen, allerdings stark gedämpft, denn Bauchdecke und Fruchtwasser schlucken vor allem die hohen Frequenzen.
Babys weinen mit Akzent, p. 1 · C2

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