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schlüpfen

[ˈʃlʏpfən]

verb

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. to slip (move quickly)
  2. to hatch
  3. to slip
  4. To move quickly or quietly into or out of something. It is also used to describe a young animal coming out of an egg.
Examples

Das Küken wird bald aus dem Ei schlüpfen.

The chick will soon hatch from the egg.

Status: Verified

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.