klungelen

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Etymology

Derived from klungel (worthless object, lump, ball of wool), from the same source as German Kolben (piston, butt of a rifle). Cognate with western German klüngeln (to dawdle; to chatter; to engage in nepotism).

Pronunciation

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Verb

klungelen

  1. to bungle
    Synonyms: knoeien, prutsen
  2. to dawdle, waste time

Conjugation

Conjugation of klungelen (weak)
infinitive klungelen
past singular klungelde
past participle geklungeld
infinitive klungelen
gerund klungelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular klungel klungelde
2nd person sing. (jij) klungelt, klungel2 klungelde
2nd person sing. (u) klungelt klungelde
2nd person sing. (gij) klungelt klungelde
3rd person singular klungelt klungelde
plural klungelen klungelden
subjunctive sing.1 klungele klungelde
subjunctive plur.1 klungelen klungelden
imperative sing. klungel
imperative plur.1 klungelt
participles klungelend geklungeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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