hocken

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German

Etymology

From Low German and Middle Low German hucken, from Proto-Germanic *hukkōną (to squat).

Pronunciation

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Verb

hocken (weak, third-person singular present hockt, past tense hockte, past participle gehockt, auxiliary sein)

  1. to squat; to crouch; to sit in a huddled position
    Synonym: kauern
  2. (regional, chiefly southern) to sit (in general)

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Further reading

  • hocken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hocken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • hocken” in Duden online
  • hocken” in OpenThesaurus.de