verhaspeln

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German

Etymology

ver- +‎ haspeln (to reel, to wind, to spool). Compare Dutch verhaspelen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈhaspl̩n/
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Verb

verhaspeln (weak, third-person singular present verhaspelt, past tense verhaspelte, past participle verhaspelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to mangle, to mess up
    Synonyms: verstricken, verheddern, verfilzen
  2. (reflexive) to reproduce strangely or wrongly (mainly referring to speech)
    Synonym: versprechen

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