durchlöchern

German

Etymology

durch- +‎ löchern

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʊʁçˈlœçɐn/
  • Hyphenation: durch‧lö‧chern
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Verb

durchlöchern (weak, third-person singular present löchert durch, past tense löcherte durch, past participle durchgelöchert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to riddle (fill with holes)
    • 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Meister Pfriem”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2‎, 5th edition, page 406:
      Bald hernach erblickte er zwei Engel, welche Wasser aus einem Brunnen in ein Faß schöpften, zugleich bemerkte er daß das Faß durchlöchert war, und das Wasser von allen Seiten herauslief.
      Soon afterwards he saw two angels who were scooping water from a well into a barrel, at the same time he noticed that the barrel was perforated and that the water was running out from all sides.

Conjugation

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