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schwenken¹

  • [ˈʃvɛŋkn̩]

Rhymes with ɛŋkn̩

verb schwenke · schwenkst · schwenkt · schwenkte · schwenk!

  1. transitive hin und her bewegen, wedeln Der Fan schwenkt die Fahne.
  2. auxiliary verb, intransitive die Bewegungsrichtung ändern Mit einem plötzlichen Ruck schwenkt die gesamte Kolonne nach rechts.

Schwenken²

  • [ˈʃvɛŋkn̩]

Rhymes with ɛŋkn̩

noun

  1. dative, plural Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schwenk

In English

  • sweep to carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion
  • wave to move back and forth repeatedly
  • sway the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon
  • brandish to move a weapon
  • swivel to swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot
  • flourish to make bold, sweeping movements
  • flip to throw (as in to turn over)
  • pan to turn horizontally

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@misc{schwenken_2026,
  title = {schwenken},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/schwenken},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}