Polyglot Dictionary

baumeln

/ˈbaʊ̯ml̩n/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
baumelt
past
baumelte
perfect
hat gebaumelt

Meaning

  1. to dangle, to swing loosely

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

schwingen

Baumeln is to dangle or swing loosely and passively (legs dangling off a chair); schwingen is to swing with active, deliberate motion.

Similar in other languages

English

drop

Close — to dangle/swing loosely relates to dropping.

Practice

1 What does baumeln mean?

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