schlingen

Meaning

1. (class-3, strong, transitive) to wind
2. (class-3, strong, transitive) to loop, tie, knot
3. (class-3, reflexive, strong) to wind, coil
4. (class-3, reflexive, strong) to creep, twine

Concepts

wreathe

braid

gobble

plait

twine

wolf down

wave

👋

brandish

wag

beat

swing

wield

fling

whirl

flourish

noose

wave about

stir up

down

wolf

🐺

incite

loop

➿

swallow

agitate

arouse

bolt

pig out

weave

lasso

gobble up

wind

devour

stuff

polish off

Synonyms

schwingen

winden

flechten

schlucken

verschlingen

fressen

🍽️

agitieren

aufwiegeln

aufwühlen

in Aufruhr versetzen

in Unruhe versetzen

in Wallung bringen

schleifen

in Schleifen legen

saugen

hinunterschlingen

stillen

entarten

verschwinden lassen

weben

Bindungen

wirken

schlagen

in eine Schleife legen

Translations

vlechten

slingeren

inslikken

zwaaien

slikken

doorslikken

slokken

swingen

entrançar

trançar

plectere

schrokken

trenar

agitar

entrecruzar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃlɪŋən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: slingen

Inherited from Old High German: slingan

Cognate with English: sling

Inherited from Middle High German: slinden

Inherited from Old High German: slintan

Cognate with Dutch: slinden

In summary

From Middle High German slingen, from Old High German slingan, from Proto-West Germanic *slingwan, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to twist”). Compare English sling.