schminken

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmɪŋkən/
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  • Hyphenation: schmin‧ken

Verb

schminken (weak, third-person singular present schminkt, past tense schminkte, past participle geschminkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to put on (make-up, lipstick, etc.), to make one's face
    Antonym: abschminken
  2. to paint one's face
    Antonym: abschminken

Conjugation

Further reading

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