kuscheln

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊʃəln/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ku‧scheln

Verb[edit]

kuscheln (weak, third-person singular present kuschelt, past tense kuschelte, past participle gekuschelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, rarely transitive) to cuddle
    Synonyms: anschmiegen, knuddeln, schmusen, streicheln, umarmen

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Further reading[edit]

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