kuscheln
German
Etymology
Iterative form of kuschen (“to lie down”) + -eln, from French se coucher. The form is late in standard usage (around 1900), but widespread and significantly older in dialects.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʊʃəln/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ku‧scheln
Verb
kuscheln (weak, third-person singular present kuschelt, past tense kuschelte, past participle gekuschelt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, rarely transitive) to cuddle
- Synonyms: anschmiegen, knuddeln, schmusen, streicheln, umarmen
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- Kuschelbär, Kuscheldecke, Kuschelecke, Kuschelhase, Kuscheljustiz, Kuschelkurs, Kuschelsex, Kuscheltier
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