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kraulen.

to fondle, tickle by scratching softly or running one’s fingertips over

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkraʊ̯lən/[ˈkʁaʊ̯.l̩n][ˈkʁaʊ̯.lən]
  1. to fondle, tickle by scratching softly or running one’s fingertips over

    weak
Where this word comes from

Iterative of now unused krauen, from Middle High German krouwen, from Old High German krouwōn, krouwen, from Proto-Germanic *krawwōną. Compare Dutch krauwen. Related to Proto-Germanic *krawa- (“claw”), from Proto-Indo-European *gar-, *ger- (“to tie, bind together”), whence probably also Proto-Germanic *krumô (“fragment”), Latin grypus (“hooknose”), gry (“dirt under the fingernails”).

verb/ˈkraʊ̯lən/[ˈkʁaʊ̯.l̩n][ˈkʁaʊ̯.lən]
  1. to do the crawl

    weak
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English crawl (verb).

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