German Conversation · Level 165
29 words
German word
ausklingen
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈaʊ̯sˌklɪŋən/
Meaning
- verbwind down
Example
Das Konzert klingt leise aus.
The concert is winding down quietly.
More examples
Nach dem Kurs lässt sich das Treffen oft ruhig ausklingen.
After the course, the meeting can often wind down quietly.
Core concept
The last traces of a sound or atmosphere recede until an event rests in quiet.
Common phrases
das Treffen ausklingen lassen
let the meeting wind down
allmählich ausklingen
gradually wind down
Similar words
abklingen: Become steadily weaker and more subdued.
verklingen: Diminish slowly and eventually disappear from hearing.
verhallen: Echo into the distance before disappearing.
nachklingen: Persist briefly as a quiet aftereffect.
Definition in German
ausklingen bedeutet, langsam an Lautstärke oder Wirkung zu verlieren und ruhig zu enden.
Word origin
German formed ausklingen by adding the directional prefix aus- to the inherited verb klingen, 'to sound' or 'to ring'.
Usage tips
- Its past participle is 'ausgeklungen', not 'ausgeklingt', because klingen is a strong verb with a changed stem vowel.