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snoezelen

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English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Dutch snoezelen.

    Noun

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    snoezelen (uncountable)

    1. controlled multisensory stimulation, a type of therapy

    Translations

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    Dutch

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    Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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    Blend of snuffelen (to sniff) +‎ doezelen (to doze).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈsnu.zə.lə(n)/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -uzələn

    Verb

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    snoezelen

    1. to practice snoezelen

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of snoezelen (weak)
    infinitive snoezelen
    past singular snoezelde
    past participle gesnoezeld
    infinitive snoezelen
    gerund snoezelen n
    present tense past tense
    1st person singular snoezel snoezelde
    2nd person sing. (jij) snoezelt, snoezel2 snoezelde
    2nd person sing. (u) snoezelt snoezelde
    2nd person sing. (gij) snoezelt snoezelde
    3rd person singular snoezelt snoezelde
    plural snoezelen snoezelden
    subjunctive sing.1 snoezele snoezelde
    subjunctive plur.1 snoezelen snoezelden
    imperative sing. snoezel
    imperative plur.1 snoezelt
    participles snoezelend gesnoezeld
    1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.