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kriechen.

to creep; to crawl

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkʁiːçn̩//ˈkʁiːçən/Germany/ˈkʁiːçɛn/Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland
  1. to creep; to crawl

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
Where this word comes from

Middle High German kriechen, from Old High German kriohhan, from Proto-West Germanic *kreukan, from Proto-Germanic *kreukaną.

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