schuhplattle

schuhplattle verb: to dance the Schuhplattler. Also the uncommon form of Schuhplattler.

Verb (1)

schuhplattle (third-person singular simple present schuhplattles, present participle schuhplattling, simple past and past participle schuhplattled)

(intransitive) To dance the Schuhplattler.
- It was fantastic, peasants dancing and schuhplattling, vast women carrying pretzels and beer, a ship, a beerhouse, crowds of gay, laughing people, animals . . .1936, Henry Channon, diary; quoted in Duff Hart-Davis, “Entertainments”, in Hitler’s Games: The 1936 Olympics, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1986, →ISBN, page 205
- To the uninitiated the sight of strong men eagerly slapping themselves may be a trifle disconcerting. But if it happens at Penn State, there’s no cause for alarm. The boys are merely “schuhplattling.”1953 March 6, “Penn State Students Do a Bit of ‘Schuhplattling’”, in Sunbury Daily Item, volume XVI, number 55, Sunbury, Pa., →OCLC, page 18, column 2

Schuhplattle (third-person singular simple present Schuhplattles, present participle Schuhplattling, simple past and past participle Schuhplattled)

Alternative letter-case form of schuhplattle.
- Whoever views the Ammergauers from this standpoint will regard them with the respect which is due to the descendants of ancient families, and will confound them just as little with the «Schuhplattling» peasantry, which is the pride of Schliersee and neighbouring places, as with the superficial...1900, Hermine Diemer, translated by Walter S. Manning, “History of the Village of Oberammergau”, in Oberammergau and Its Passion Play. A Retrospect of the History of Oberammergau and Its Passion Play...
- Wolfgang Mozart was born in Austria in 1756 so it was only fitting that young Hans Schmidt should play an aria from ‘Don Giovanni’ as our party got going but I soon had him on traditional folk-music and, shakily, I had a go at Schuhplattling. And that’s how I put my back out and wound up in...1973, Gordon Hurley, editor, The Log, volume 34, Hayes, Hillingdon: British Airline Pilots Association, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 285

Schuhplattle (countable and uncountable, plural Schuhplattles)

(uncommon) Uncommon form of Schuhplattler (“type of dance”).
- Traditional Scandinavian dances, the lively Austrian “Schuhplattles,” unusual line dances from Greece and Israel, the gay and spirited “Tarantella” of Italy, and a fast-moving quadrille from Germany will be among the authentic numbers performed by the group.1955 March 3, “JCC Folk-Dance Party Stars Dave Rosenburg^([sic – meaning Rosenberg])”, in Greenbelt News Review, volume 19, number 30, Greenbelt, Md.: Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Association...
- Austrian, German and Bavarian Dances […] Figure dances and Schuhplattles. Bring soft-soled shoes.1997 August 7, “Listings”, in The Boston Globe, volume 252, number 38, Boston, Mass., →ISSN, →OCLC, “Calendar” section, page 11, column 2

schuhplattle is also the uncommon form of Schuhplattler.

During the evening, the D’Werdenfelsers and visiting clubs will schuhplattle.1997 May 6, “Schuhplattlers dance May 10”, in The Sheboygan Press, Sheboygan, Wis., →ISSN, →OCLC, “Community Notes” section, page C4...
He was a devoted member of the Los Angeles Bavarian Club since 1959, where he schuhplattled and also taught the dance to adults and recently to the grandchildren and children of the club.2012 January 27, Roosevelt Mortuary, “Frank Niedermeier”, in Daily Breeze, Hermosa Beach, Calif., →OCLC, archived from the original on 13...

Verb
third-person singular present	schuhplattles
present participle	schuhplattling
past participle	schuhplattled
past	schuhplattled
third-person singular present	Schuhplattles
present participle	Schuhplattling
past participle	Schuhplattled
past	Schuhplattled
Noun
plural	schuhplattles
plural	Schuhplattles

What does schuhplattle mean?: Schuhplattle means to dance the Schuhplattler.
How do you use schuhplattle in a sentence?: During the evening, the D’Werdenfelsers and visiting clubs will schuhplattle.
What part of speech is schuhplattle?: Schuhplattle can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of schuhplattle?: The past tense of schuhplattle is schuhplattled.

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