kleckern

Meaning

1. (informal, intransitive, weak) to dribble, to spill (fall onto a surface in irregular drops)
2. (informal, intransitive, weak) to dribble, to spill (fall onto a surface in irregular drops)
3. (informal, intransitive, transitive, weak) to drip, to spill (cause a liquid or mushy substance to fall in irregular drops) [auxiliary haben]
4. (informal, intransitive, weak) to fiddle around

Concepts

spill

blot

drip

fiddle about

make a mess

trickle along

take half-measures

dribble

Synonyms

beflecken

ablöschen

Klümpchen machen

sabbern

verschütten

versabbern

Translations

tacher

faire des taches

manchar

macchiare

lentamente

sporcare

procedere

impataccare

borrar

manchar

salpicar

emborronar

Dialects

Aargau

söile

Basel-Landschaft

driele

Basel-Landschaft

druele

Basel-Landschaft

seile

Basel-Landschaft

silche

St. Gallen

seafa

St. Gallen

triala

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈklɛkɐn]

Etymology

Iterative with -ern of earlier klecken (“to spill, splatter”) (see also Klecks).