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Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: woes‧te‧ling
Etymology 1
From woest + -e- + ling.
Noun
woesteling m (plural woestelingen, diminutive woestelingetje n)
- a barbaric, savage ruffian, gross boor
- a brute, crude and dangerous person
- a savage and indomitable beast
- Hondsdolheid verandert de liefste huisdieren in woestelingen
- Rabies turns the sweetest pets into brutal beasts
Etymology 2
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Noun
woesteling f (plural woestelingen, diminutive woestelingetje n)
- a devastation, destruction
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