kribbeln

Meaning

  1. (weak) to prickle; to tickle
  2. (person, weak) to run about busily; to be restless; to sit down and stand up often
  3. (rare, weak) to sparkle

Frequency

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Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gramsle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkʁɪbəln/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German kribeln (“to tickle”). The modern form is based more on Low German and Central German dialects, belonging to krabbeln (“to crawl; to tickle”).

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