rascheln

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German

Etymology

17th century, from East Central German dialects. Ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare English rustle, Dutch ritselen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaʃəln/
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Verb

rascheln (weak, third-person singular present raschelt, past tense raschelte, past participle geraschelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to rustle (make a rustling sound)
    Das Papier raschelt.
    The paper is rustling.
  2. (intransitive) to rustle something (handle it such that it rustles)
    Er raschelt mit dem Papier.
    He is rustling the paper.

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Further reading

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