German

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Etymology

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From an- +‎ pfeifen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʔanˌp͡faɪ̯fn̩]
  • Hyphenation: an‧pfei‧fen
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Verb

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anpfeifen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present pfeift an, past tense pfiff an, past participle angepfiffen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to start (e.g., a game of football) by blowing a whistle
  2. (transitive) to reprimand somebody sharply

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • anpfeifen” in Duden online
  • anpfeifen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • anpfeifen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • anpfeifen” in OpenThesaurus.de