zischeln

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German

Etymology

zischen +‎ -eln

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪʃl̩n/
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Verb

zischeln (weak, third-person singular present zischelt, past tense zischelte, past participle gezischelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to whisper, hiss
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Doch böse Zungen zischelten Zwiespalt, / Und es trennte sich feindlich / Das hohe, leuchtende Ehpaar.
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Conjugation

Further reading

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