schunkeln

== German == === Etymology === 18th century, from a nasalised byform of Schaukel (“swing”), which see. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃʊŋkəln/, [ˈʃʊŋ.kl̩n] Hyphenation: schun‧keln === Verb === schunkeln (weak, third-person singular present schunkelt, past tense schunkelte, past participle geschunkelt, auxiliary haben) to rock, sway, bob irregularly (as of a boat, wagon etc.) Synonym: schaukeln to swing, sway left and right to the rhythm of a song, usually while linking arms with the persons sitting or standing next to one ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Limburgish: sjoenkele → Dutch: sjoenkelen === References === === Further reading === “schunkeln” in Duden online “schunkeln”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)