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wiegen

to sway, to rock gently

verb VEE-gen Rare

Also means

to weigh

Usage Note

wiegen in its movement sense (sich wiegen) means to sway the body gently — swaying to music or rocking a child. It is homonymous with wiegen (to weigh on a scale). Context reliably distinguishes the two senses.

Examples

"Sie wiegte sich sanft zur Musik."

Natural Translation

She swayed gently to the music.

Literal Translation

She rocked herself gently to the music.

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