schwappen

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvapən/, [ˈʃvapən], [ˈʃvapm̩]
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Verb

schwappen (weak, third-person singular present schwappt, past tense schwappte, past participle geschwappt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to slosh, to slop
    Synonyms: wogen, schwippen
    Das Badewannenwasser schwappte. ― The water in the bathtub sloshed.
  2. (intransitive) to slosh, to slop
    Synonyms: ausschwappen, überschwappen
    Das Wasser schwappte aus der Badewanne. ― The water in the bathtub sloshed over the edge.
  3. (transitive) to splash, to slop, to squirt
    Synonyms: spritzen, bespritzen
    Sie schwappte sich Wasser ins Gesicht. ― She splashed water on her face.

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • aufschwappen
  • ausschwappen
  • herausschwappen
  • hinausschwappen
  • hineinschwappen
  • überschwappen

Further reading
  • “schwappen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “schwappen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “schwappen” in Duden online
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