kritzeln

German

Etymology

Diminutive of Middle High German kritzen, from Old High German krizzōn (“to scratch”), probably from the root of modern kratzen (“to scratch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁɪtsl̩n/, /ˈkʁɪtsəln/
  • Audio(file)

Verb

kritzeln (weak, third-person singular present kritzelt, past tense kritzelte, past participle gekritzelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to scribble (write carelessly)
  2. to scrawl (write irregularly)
    Synonym: krakeln
  3. to write in very small letters

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “kritzeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “kritzeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “kritzeln” in Duden online
  • “kritzeln” in OpenThesaurus.de
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