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quengeln.

to whinge, to grizzle, to nag, to niggle

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Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkvɛŋəln/[ˈkʋɛŋl̩n]
  1. to whinge, to grizzle, to nag, to niggle

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Where this word comes from

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.

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