German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German slingeren, iterative of slingen, which latter is cognate with German schlingen, English sling. The iterative also in Dutch slingeren.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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schlingern (weak, third-person singular present schlingert, past tense schlingerte, past participle geschlingert, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to fishtail, to sway, to roll (to move in uncontrolled manner shaking from side to side) (of a ship, car or other vehicle) [auxiliary haben]
  2. to lurch, to move unsteadily (of a ship or drunk person) [auxiliary sein]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • schlingern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schlingern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon