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lüpfen.

to slightly lift a covering in order to see or show that beneath it

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlʏpfən/[ˈlʏpfən][ˈlʏpɸən][ˈlʏpfn̩]
  1. to slightly lift a covering in order to see or show that beneath it

    literary · weak
    Sie lüpfte ihren Rock und entblößte ihr linkes Knie.
  2. alternative form of lupfen

    alt-of · alternative · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German lüpfen (“to raise; to rise”). Further origin uncertain; but if the original meaning were “to jump up”, possibly related with German laufen, English leap. Compare Danish loppe (“flea”), dialectal English lop (“flea”).

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