schlucken

See also: Schlücken

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slucken, from Old High German (attested in the derived noun slucko (“glutton”)), from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Cognate with Dutch slokken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlʊkən/, [ˈʃlʊkŋ̍]

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Verb

1. (transitive or intransitive) to swallow
2. (intransitive) to gulp (swallow one's spittle out of fear etc.)
3. (transitive, figurative) to gobble up (annex, e.g. another company)
4. (transitive, figurative) to swallow; to accept; to put up with

Derived terms

• Schlucker
• Schluckspecht
• verschlucken

Related terms

• Schluck

Further reading

• “schlucken” in Duden online