schwadronieren

German

Etymology

From Schwadron (squadron) + -ieren.

Pronunciation

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Verb

schwadronieren (first-person singular past tense schwadroniert, past participle schwadronierte)

  1. To talk in a voluminous and excited manner; to rant or ramble.
    • 1994, August Scholtis, Erzählungen, Dramen, Romane
      Frau schwadroniert ganz schnell auf Polnisch etwas.
      The woman ranted something quickly in Polish.
    • 2006, Hermann Peter Piwitt, Jahre unter ihnen: Roman, Wallstein Verlag →ISBN, page 15
      Er schwadroniert. Er schwadroniert über alles. Politik, Historie, Theologie, Medizin.
      He ranted. He ranted about everything. Politics, history, theology, medicine.

Conjugation

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