zügeln

See also: Zügeln

German

Etymology

Perhaps from Zügel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsyːɡl̩n/, /ˈtsyːɡəln/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: zü‧geln

Verb

zügeln (weak, third-person singular present zügelt, past tense zügelte, past participle gezügelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to rein in (a horse)
  2. (figuratively) to curb
    seinen Appetit zügeln ― to curb one's appetite
    seine Wut zügeln ― to curb one's anger
  3. (intransitive, Switzerland) to move house, relocate
    Synonyms: umziehen, (Switzerland) dislozieren
    • 2019 September 26, Sarah Schmalz, Kaspar Surber, “Aufbruch in der Tiefebene”, in WOZ‎:
      Als Weichelt-Picard 1991 in den Kanton Zug zügelte, waren stille Wahlen üblich. Weichelt-Picard hatte zuvor in Zürich gelebt: Revolte und Aufbruch.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “zügeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “zügeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “zügeln” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • “zügeln” in Duden online
  • “zügeln” in Duden online
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