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schlängeln

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German

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Etymology

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    Schlange +‎ -eln.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    schlängeln (weak, third-person singular present schlängelt, past tense schlängelte, past participle geschlängelt, auxiliary haben) (reflexive)

    1. (literally) to move in a snakelike manner
      Eine Blindschleiche schlängelt sich über den Weg.
      A blindworm crosses the footpath.
    2. (figuratively) to pick one's way, to snake (to move carefully in a winding path around various obstacles)
      Er schlängelte sich durch die Menschenmenge.
      He picked his way through the crowd.
    3. (figuratively) to snake, to meander, to twist (to follow a curving or winding path; of roads, rails, etc.)
      Der Weg schlängelt sich durch den Wald.
      The path snakes through the forest.

    Conjugation

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