schwenken
/ˈʃvɛŋkn̩/ verb B2- to wave, to brandish (a long item, e.g. a flag or sword)
- to swivel (a lamp etc.)
- to pan (a camera)
- to flip food in a pan
- to swing
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- schwenken
- Present (er)
- schwenkt
- Präteritum (er)
- schwenkte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat geschwenkt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu schwenken
From the library
Erst da sah er, wie die Menschen klatschten und Hüte und Taschentücher schwenkten, damit er ihren Beifall wenigstens sehen konnte.
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