German

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Etymology

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From late Old High German brodeln.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁoːdəln/, [ˈbʁoːdl̩n]
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Verb

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brodeln (weak, third-person singular present brodelt, past tense brodelte, past participle gebrodelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to seethe, to bubble, to wallop
    Synonyms: wallen, sprudeln, blubbern
  2. (Austria, colloquial) to dally, to trifle, to waste time
    Synonyms: trödeln, (regional) klüngeln

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