quengeln

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German

Etymology

Iterative to a Central German variant of zwängen (to squeeze, force into). Compare Central Franconian quengele, which apart from “to grizzle” also retains the literal meaning “to squeeze by pushing repeatedly”. For the onset qu- compare quer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkvɛŋəln/,
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  • Hyphenation: quen‧geln

Verb

quengeln (weak, third-person singular present quengelt, past tense quengelte, past participle gequengelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to whinge, to grizzle, to nag, to niggle

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Further reading

  • quengeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • quengeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • quengeln” in Duden online