gaukeln

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German goukeln, from Old High German goukolon. See also Middle Low German gȫkelen, Middle Dutch gokelen, Old Dutch *gōkelen. Compare Dutch goochelen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯kl̩n/
  • Hyphenation: gau‧keln
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Verb

gaukeln (weak, third-person singular present gaukelt, past tense gaukelte, past participle gegaukelt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (dated) to perform magic
  2. (poetic) to flutter; to sway
    Synonym: flattern
    • 1878, Friedrich Nietzsche, Menschliches, Allzumenschliches [Human, All Too Human]‎, section 207:
      Der Dichter nimmt Etwas von der Lust des Denkers beim Finden eines Hauptgedankens vorweg und macht uns damit begehrlich, so dass wir nach diesem haschen; der aber gaukelt an unserm Kopf vorüber und zeigt die schönsten Schmetterlingsflügel—und doch entschlüpft er uns.
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