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schwenken

wave, swing

ˈʃ v ɛ ŋ k n̩
schwenk wave, swing + en 1st/3rd person plural present
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #45,353
wave, swing Often used for moving a flag or camera in a sweeping motion.
GE: Wir schwenken die Fahne.
EN: We wave the flag.
Conjugation of schwenken
schwenken
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — schwenken
Third — schwenken
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — schwenken
Third — schwenken

Könnten alle Kameras bitte auf Jagat Janani schwenken?

Could all cameras please pan to Jagat Janani?

— PK - Andere Sterne, andere Sitten (2014)

Alle begannen ihre Fahnen zu schwenken.

Everyone started waving their flags.

Oder wir schwenken um.

Or we change course.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Die schwenken keine kleinen roten Fahnen.

They are not waving small red flags.

— The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)