kritzeln

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German

Etymology

Diminutive of Middle High German kritzen, from Old High German krizzōn (to scratch), probably from the root of modern kratzen (to scratch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁɪtsl̩n/, /ˈkʁɪtsəln/
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Verb

kritzeln (weak, third-person singular present kritzelt, past tense kritzelte, past participle gekritzelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to scribble (write carelessly)
  2. to scrawl (write irregularly)
    Synonym: krakeln
  3. to write in very small letters

Conjugation

Further reading

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