schnalzen

Meaning

  1. (weak) to click (one's tongue)
  2. (regional, weak) To snap one's fingers

Concepts

click
flick
snap
chirrup
crack
flip
give
of
rattle
tongue
👅
whip
a
🅰️
one's
cheep
clap
👏
clatter
fingers
Synonyms

klappen
B2
👏
klacken
26k
klappern
C1
schlagen
A2
schnippen
49k
piepen
C1
piepsen
C1
reinlegen
C1
schnellen
C1
schnipsen
hereinlegen
42k

schnicken

knacken
B2
knallen
C1
knistern
C2
krachen
C1
Translations

klikken

klakken

kletteren
klappen
👏
claquer
chasquear
grésiller
gazouiller
piular
applauso
👏
garrire
pettegolare
pigolare
schioccare
applaudire
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃnalt͡sən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
snalzen
In summary

From Middle High German snalzen (“to move with a noise peculiar to the rapid movement of the fingers or the tongue”).

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