rieseln

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German riselen, from an iterative form of Old High German rīsan, related to Reise and equivalent to Middle High German risen + -eln.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁiːzl̩n/
  • Hyphenation: rie‧seln
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

rieseln (weak, third-person singular present rieselt, past tense rieselte, past participle gerieselt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to sprinkle [auxiliary sein]
  2. (intransitive) to trickle [auxiliary sein]
  3. (intransitive) to rustle, to babble (make a sound like softly flowing water) [auxiliary haben]

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