dengeln

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tengelen, related to the verb tengen, from Old High German tangol, from Proto-West Germanic *dangijan (“to beat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛŋl̩n/
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  • Hyphenation: den‧geln

Verb

dengeln (weak, third-person singular present dengelt, past tense dengelte, past participle gedengelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to peen

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • Dengelhammer

Further reading
  • “dengeln” in Duden online
  • “dengeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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