verwringen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ver- +‎ wringen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋən

Verb[edit]

verwringen

  1. to wry, contort (especially one's face)

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of verwringen (strong class 3a, prefixed)
infinitive verwringen
past singular verwrong
past participle verwrongen
infinitive verwringen
gerund verwringen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verwring verwrong
2nd person sing. (jij) verwringt verwrong
2nd person sing. (u) verwringt verwrong
2nd person sing. (gij) verwringt verwrongt
3rd person singular verwringt verwrong
plural verwringen verwrongen
subjunctive sing.1 verwringe verwronge
subjunctive plur.1 verwringen verwrongen
imperative sing. verwring
imperative plur.1 verwringt
participles verwringend verwrongen
1) Archaic.

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ver- +‎ wringen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /feʁˈvʁɪŋən/, [fɐˈvʁɪ.ŋ(ə)n], [fɛɐ̯-], [-ŋŋ̍]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧wrin‧gen

Verb[edit]

verwringen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present verwringt, past tense verwrang, past participle verwrungen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (medicine, sports) to twist (a joint such as the hip or knee), to wind it sideways (rather than bending it)

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