ausklingen

German

Etymology

aus- +‎ klingen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊsklɪŋən/
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  • Hyphenation: aus‧klin‧gen

Verb

ausklingen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present klingt aus, past tense klang aus, past participle ausgeklungen, past subjunctive klänge aus, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive, of sound) synonym of verklingen
    die letzte Note hatte ausgeklungenthe last note had faded out
  2. (figurative) to come to an end; to draw to a close
    den Tag ausklingen lassento let the day come to an end

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Ausklinger, Ausklingung

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