schwabbeln
German, verb[ˈʃvabl̩n]
schwabbeln is a German verb meaning “to wobble” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich zitternd hin und her, zäh von links nach rechts bewegen, besonders wenn etwas erschüttert wird”.
What does schwabbeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to wobble
- 2
to buff
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich zitternd hin und her, zäh von links nach rechts bewegen, besonders wenn etwas erschüttert wird 2. geschwätzig, viel und Unnötiges reden 3. einen Schwabbel, ein Gerät zum polierenden Bearbeiten von Oberflächen benutzen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of schwabbeln
- schwabbelt present singular third-person
- schwabbelte past
- geschwabbelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- haben or sein auxiliary
- schwabbelnd participle present
- schwabble first-person indicative present
- schwabbele first-person indicative present
- schwabbel first-person indicative present
- schwabbelst indicative present second-person
- schwabbelest second-person singular subjunctive
- schwabblest second-person singular subjunctive
- schwabbelet plural second-person subjunctive
- schwabblet plural second-person subjunctive
- schwabbelten first-person indicative plural
- schwabbeltest indicative preterite second-person
- schwabbeltet indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce schwabbeln?
- [ˈʃvabl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is schwabbeln in German?
schwabbeln appears about once in every 47 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).