blinzeln

German

Etymology

From Middle High German blinzeln. Related to blinken (to gleam, to twinkle). Cognate with Luxembourgish blënzelen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪnt͡sl̩n/
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Verb

blinzeln (weak, third-person singular present blinzelt, past tense blinzelte, past participle geblinzelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to squint
  2. (intransitive) to blink

Conjugation

Further reading

  • blinzeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • blinzeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • blinzeln” in Duden online
  • blinzeln” in OpenThesaurus.de
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