German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ blitzen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌblɪt͡sən/, [ˈapˌblɪt͡sn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧blit‧zen

Verb

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abblitzen (weak, third-person singular present blitzt ab, past tense blitzte ab, past participle abgeblitzt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (archaic, firearms) to misfire
  2. (by extension, colloquial) to rebuff

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • abblitzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abblitzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abblitzen” in Duden online