verklingen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ver- +‎ klingen.

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈklɪŋən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧klin‧gen

Verb[edit]

verklingen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present verklingt, past tense verklang, past participle verklungen, past subjunctive verklänge, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, of sound) to fade away
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎[1], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Doch kaum das grause Wort verklang, / Dem König wards heimlich im Busen bang.
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