how to pronounce schlucken

/ˈʃlʊkən/

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schlucken is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of schlucken in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… da schlucken eine information braucht es …”

meanings of schlucken

verb:

To gulp (swallow one's spittle out of fear etc.).
To swallow; to accept; to put up with.
To swallow.
To gobble up (annex, e.g. another company).

schlucken frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word schlucken occurs in german on average 9.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.