zucken

See also: Zucken and zücken

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zucken, from Old High German zuhhōn, from Proto-Germanic *tukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. Cognate with Old English tucian (to disturb, mistreat, punish, torment). More at tuck, touch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sʊkn̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zu‧cken

Verb

zucken (weak, third-person singular present zuckt, past tense zuckte, past participle gezuckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to jerk
  2. to twitch

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