schleichen
- (class-1, intransitive, strong) to move in a quiet and inconspicuous manner, hence often slowly and/or ducked: to crawl, to sneak, to steal, to prowl, to creep, to slither (of a snake)
- (class-1, reflexive, strong) to go somewhere in the above manner
- (class-1, informal, intransitive, strong) to move slowly (especially in a car)
- (class-1, informal, reflexive, strong) to slink away; to leave meekly or sheepishly
- (Austria, Bavaria, Southern-Germany, class-1, colloquial, reflexive, strong, vulgar) to piss off
Frequency
Dialects
Aargau
täppele
Basel-Landschaft
dyyche
Basel-Landschaft
dyychele
Basel-Landschaft
dyychle
Basel-Landschaft
dyysele
Basel-Landschaft
dyssele
Basel-Landschaft
schlyyche
Basel-Landschaft
schluuche
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃlaɪ̯çən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German slīchen, from Old High German slīhhan. Compare English slink.
heranschleichen
anpirschen
auf Zehenspitzen gehen
sich davonmachen
sich schleppen
auf und davon gehen
davonziehen
es eilig haben
sich schleichen
belgen
davon machen
schleppend gehen
dahinschleppen
entfleuchen
Rückzieher machen
in Luft auflösen
es zieht jemanden plötzlich
plötzlich weg sein
von dannen machen
retirieren
rausscheren
abdackeln
abschwirren
strisciare
entrar furtivamente
rastejar
sürünmek czołgać się
opschuiven pełzać
se traîner
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