abklingen

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ klingen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌklɪŋən/, [ˈʔapˌklɪŋn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧kling‧en

Verb

abklingen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present klingt ab, past tense klang ab, past participle abgeklungen, past subjunctive klänge ab, auxiliary haben)

  1. (of sound, light) to fade away
  2. to subside, to abate
  3. to ease (pain)
  4. (physics) to decay

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Abklingung

Further reading

  • abklingen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abklingen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon