wuscheln

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʊʃəln/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈvʊʒəln/ (equally common)
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Verb[edit]

wuscheln (weak, third-person singular present wuschelt, past tense wuschelte, past participle gewuschelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to tousle (e.g. hair)

Usage notes[edit]

  • Prefixed verbs from this stem are more common than the bare form (see below).
  • The verbs wuscheln and nuscheln seem to be the only two German words of native origin in which the sound [ʒ] is heard.

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