kraxeln

Meaning

to clamber (climb with difficulty)

Concepts

clamber

scramble

Synonyms

klettern

erklettern

erklimmen

besteigen

steigen

klimmen

krebseln

Translations

σκαρφαλώνω

grimper

grimper à un arbre

arrampicarsi

klauteren

escalar

tırmanmak

sarılarak tırmanmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʁaksl̩n/

Etymology

18th century, at first in the form krachzeln. Further origin uncertain. Either from Bavarian krageln (“to bend one’s legs”) or denominal from Kraxe (“basket borne on the back”) + -eln.