schrumpeln
German
Etymology
Derivative of schrumpen + -eln (itself not used in standard German), the German Low German and West Central German form of schrumpfen (“to shrink”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃʁʊmpəln/, [ʃʁʊmpəln], [ʃʁʊmpl̩n]
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Verb
schrumpeln (weak, third-person singular present schrumpelt, past tense schrumpelte, past participle geschrumpelt, auxiliary haben)
- to shrivel (e.g. skin)
- Wenn man im Wasser ist, fängt die Haut irgendwann an zu schrumpeln.
- When you're in the water, at some point your skin starts to shrivel.
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- einschrumpeln
- schrumpelig
- verschrumpeln
Further reading
- “schrumpeln” in Duden online
- “schrumpeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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