fuchteln

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German

Etymology

Fuchtel (broadsword) +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʊxtl̩n/
  • Hyphenation: fuch‧teln
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Verb

fuchteln (weak, third-person singular present fuchtelt, past tense fuchtelte, past participle gefuchtelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to wave about
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      Aber Block hatte doch Ehrgefühl, wenigstens gegenüber K., denn er ging mit den Fäusten fuchtelnd auf ihn zu, und rief so laut als er es nur in der Nähe des Advokaten wagte: []
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  2. (transitive, obsolete) to hit with a broadsword

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