skvimpa

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

skvimpa (present skvimpar, preterite skvimpade, supine skvimpat, imperative skvimpa)

  1. (with a particle like ut or över when spilling) to slosh about lightly (often so as to spill over the edge of a container, due to it being moved around jerkily)
    Gå försiktigt så att kaffet inte skvimpar ut
    Walk carefully so you don't spill ("squimp out") coffee

Conjugation
Conjugation of skvimpa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skvimpa skvimpas
Supine skvimpat skvimpats
Imperative skvimpa —
Imper. plural1 skvimpen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skvimpar skvimpade skvimpas skvimpades
Ind. plural1 skvimpa skvimpade skvimpas skvimpades
Subjunctive2 skvimpe skvimpade skvimpes skvimpades
Participles
Present participle skvimpande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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