hüllen

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See also: hullen, huellen, and Hüllen

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German hüllen, from Old High German hullen, hullan, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈhʏln̩], [ˈhʏlən]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hül‧len

Verb[edit]

hüllen (weak, third-person singular present hüllt, past tense hüllte, past participle gehüllt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, with in (in/with) + accusative) to wrap, to drape, to cover, to engulf
    Sie hüllt das Baby in eine warme Decke.
    She is wrapping the baby in a warm blanket.
    Hüll dich in Schweigen!
    Remain silent! (Wrap yourself in silence.)
    Die Stadt war in Rauch gehüllt.
    The city was engulfed in smoke.

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Further reading[edit]

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