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scharrelen.

to walk around scratching the soil to forage for food

10 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsxɑ.rə.lə(n)/
  1. to walk around scratching the soil to forage for food

  2. to move around clumsily, especially on ice skates

  3. to perform various small activities around the place; to mess around, to potter

  4. to piece together, to gather from scattered bits and pieces, scavenge, make a living with difficulty

  5. to have casual sex

    informal
Where this word comes from

From scharren (“to scrape”, now archaic) + -elen (frequentative suffix).

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