räkeln

• rekeln (both forms are roughly equally common)

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛːkəln/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʁeːkəln/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: rä‧keln

räkeln (weak, third-person singular present räkelt, past tense räkelte, past participle geräkelt, auxiliary haben)

1. (reflexive) to stretch, pandiculate; to loll, to lounge, to sprawl, to stretch out (e.g. on a sofa)

   Synonym: strecken

   Er wachte auf, erhob sich und fing an, sich zu räkeln.

   He awoke, got up, and started stretching.

   Meine Katze räkelt sich gerne vor dem Kamin.

   My cat likes to lounge in front of the fireplace.

Some language users perceive the word as somewhat informal, others as standard.

• “räkeln” in Duden online
• “räkeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache