quengeln

German

Etymology

Iterative to a Central German variant of zwängen (to squeeze, force into). Compare Central Franconian quengele, which apart from “to grizzle” also retains the literal meaning “to squeeze by pushing repeatedly”. For the onset qu- compare quer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkvɛŋəln/, [ˈkʋɛŋl̩n]
  • Hyphenation: quen‧geln

Verb

quengeln (third-person singular simple present quengelt, past tense quengelte, past participle gequengelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to whinge, to grizzle, to nag, to niggle

Conjugation

Derived terms

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