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

braid

plait

twine

wreathe

gobble

wolf down

beat

brandish

fling

flourish

swing

wag

wave

wave about

whirl

wield

noose

down

swallow

agitate

arouse

incite

stir up

wolf

loop

bolt

weave

polish off

pig out

stuff

devour

gobble up

wind

lasso

Hyphenated as

schlin‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃlɪŋən/

Etymology

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