sinnieren

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German

Etymology

From Sinn +‎ -ieren or sinnen +‎ -ieren, 19th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌzɪˈniːʁən/, /ˌzɪˈniːʁn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: sin‧nie‧ren

Verb

sinnieren (weak, third-person singular present sinniert, past tense sinnierte, past participle sinniert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to meditate, to muse
    Synonyms: nachdenken, grübeln
    über etwas sinnierento meditate on something
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg, volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 327:
      Nehmen Sie den Stuhl, bitte. Sie stören mich keine Spur. Ich lag da und sinnierte, – sinnieren ist schon viel zu viel gesagt.
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Conjugation

Further reading

  • sinnieren” in Duden online
  • sinnieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache