werkeln

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German

Etymology

From werken +‎ -eln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛʁkəln/
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Verb

werkeln (weak, third-person singular present werkelt, past tense werkelte, past participle gewerkelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to do handicraft as an unskilled person, especially woodwork
    Synonym: werken
  2. to do work of any kind in a leisurely and/or improper manner
    Synonym: herumwirtschaften
  3. (Southern Germany, Austria) to be busy, to work, to potter about
    Synonyms: hantieren, wurschteln, (western Germany) krösen

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Further reading

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