zwicken

Meaning

to pinch

Concepts

be tight

be too tight

Frequency

41k
Hyphenated as
zwi‧cken
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡svɪkən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German zwicken (“to fasten with nails, squeeze in, pinch, tug”), Old High German *zwicchēn. Cognate with Middle English twicchen, English twitch, Low German twikken.

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