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schunkeln

Meaning

  1. (weak) to rock, sway, bob irregularly (as of a boat, wagon etc.)
  2. (weak) to swing, sway left and right to the rhythm of a song, usually while linking arms with the persons sitting or standing next to one

Concepts

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃʊŋkəln/
Etymology

18th century, from a nasalised byform of Schaukel (“swing”), which see.

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