schmunzeln

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German

Etymology

From Late Middle High German schmuntzelen, smonczeln (15th c.), diminutive-iterative of smunzen, nasalized byform of smutzen (ca. 1300), all meaning “to smile, laugh slightly”. Further origin unknown.

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Verb

schmunzeln (weak, third-person singular present schmunzelt, past tense schmunzelte, past participle geschmunzelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to smile slightly, smirk (not smugly, but in an amused or contented way; e.g. when witnessing an amusing scene or conversation)

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