liebäugeln

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German

Etymology

lieb +‎ äugeln

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  • Hyphenation: lieb‧äu‧geln

Verb

liebäugeln (weak, third-person singular present liebäugelt, past tense liebäugelte, past participle geliebäugelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (with an idea or thing) to flirt, to have one's eye on, to toy
    • 2013 November 25, Der Spiegel – Geschichte, number 6, page 131:
      In seiner Jugend liebäugelt er gar damit, Geistlicher zu werden.
      In his youth, he even flirts with the idea to become a clergyman.
  2. (with a person) to make eyes at

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