himmeln

German

Etymology

From Himmel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪml̩n/
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Verb

himmeln (weak, third-person singular present himmelt, past tense himmelte, past participle gehimmelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive, uncommon) to look at the sky; to ogle (to stare amorously)
    • 1907, Heinrich Mann, Zwischen den Rassen‎, München: Albert Langen:
      Am Sonntag nachmittag hatte Jenny gesungen: etwas peinlich Sentimentales, wobei sie himmelte und die Fingerspitzen auf die Brust setzte.
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Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “himmeln” in Duden online
  • “himmeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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