German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ klingen

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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