wuseln

German

Etymology

Of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvuːzl̩n]
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  • Hyphenation: wu‧seln

Verb

wuseln (weak, third-person singular present wuselt, past tense wuselte, past participle gewuselt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to move hastily
    • 2005, Aslı Sevindim, Candlelight Döner. Geschichten über meine deutsch-türkische Familie, Berlin: Ullstein, →ISBN, page 131:
      In der Küche meiner Eltern dampft und zischt es und unter ihren wuselnden Händen unser weihnachtliches Büfett für heute Abend langsam die Form von gefüllten Paprika, Kichererbsenpüree und Butterreis an.
      In the kitchen of my parents it fumes and swish and under their hasty hands our Christmas buffet for today’s evening slowly takes shape in filled peppers, chickpea mash and butter rice.

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