German edit

Etymology edit

Zunge +‎ -eln

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sʏŋl̩n/
  • (file)

Verb edit

züngeln (weak, third-person singular present züngelt, past tense züngelte, past participle gezüngelt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to dart one's tongue repeatedly
    die Schlange züngeltthe snake flicks its tongue
  2. (of flames) to lick
    züngelndes Feuerlicking fire
  3. (colloquial) to French kiss

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • züngeln” in Duden online
  • züngeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache