kraxeln

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German

Etymology

Kraxe +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁaksl̩n/
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Verb

kraxeln (weak, third-person singular present kraxelt, past tense kraxelte, past participle gekraxelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to clamber
    • 1920, Ludwig Ganghofer, Der Klosterjäger:
      Walti zog die Brauen in die Höhe und schob das Käppl in die Stirn. Das tat er immer, wenn er schwer zu denken hatte. Dann guckte er sich forschend um und flüsterte: „Seine Stub geht in den Garten hinaus, und das Fenster ist gar nit hoch. Aber — kannst du denn über die Mauer kraxeln?“
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Conjugation

Further reading

  • kraxeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache