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schaukeln

swing

verb SHOW-keln Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

rock

Usage Note

schaukeln means to swing or rock back and forth, as on die Schaukel, a swing. Colloquially etwas schaukeln means to manage or pull something off. The perfect usually takes haben.

Examples

"Das Kind schaukelt hoch in die Luft."

Natural Translation

The child swings high into the air.

Literal Translation

The child swings high into the air.

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