schwippen
German, verb/ˈʃvɪpn̩/
schwippen is spelled S-C-H-W-I-P-P-E-N (9 letters). Schwippen is a German verb meaning “sway back and forth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich wippend hin- und herbewegen”.
What does schwippen mean in English?
verb
- 1
sway back and forth
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich wippend hin- und herbewegen 2. sich mit einem klatschenden Geräusch verbunden hin- und herbewegen und überschwappen
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 schwippen
- schwippe present
- schwippst present
- schwippt present
- schwippte past
- schwipp! imperative singular
- schwippe! imperative singular
- schwippt! imperative plural
- geschwippt participle-2 perfect
- haben auxiliary perfect
- sein auxiliary perfect
- geschwippt haben auxiliary active infinitive
- zu schwippen auxiliary active extended
- geschwippt zu haben auxiliary active extended
- schwippend auxiliary participle present
- habe geschwippt! auxiliary imperative uncommon
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce schwippen?
- /ˈʃvɪpn̩/
- [ˈʃvɪpn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.