kraulen

Meaning

to fondle, tickle by scratching softly or running one’s fingertips over

Concepts

fondle

caress

crawl

cuddle

do the crawl

Synonyms

streicheln

kitzeln

liebkosen

kratzen

kuscheln

schmiegen

schmusen

tätscheln

hätscheln

zärtlich spielen

herzen

kosen

Translations

caresser

ربت

faire le crawl

κάνω κρόουλ

câliner

vezzeggiare

acariciar

crawler

caressons

accarezzare

nuotare a crawl

carezzare

لاطف

mulceo

داعب

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkraʊ̯lən/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: krauwen

Cognate with Latin: grypus

Borrowed from English: crawl

In summary

Iterative of now unused krauen, from Middle High German krouwen, from Old High German krouwōn, krouwen, from Proto-Germanic *krawwōną. Compare Dutch krauwen. Related to Proto-Germanic *krawa- (“claw”), from Proto-Indo-European *gar-, *ger- (“to tie, bind together”), whence probably also Proto-Germanic *krumô (“fragment”), Latin grypus (“hooknose”), gry (“dirt under the fingernails”).