giebelen
Dutch
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
editVerb
editgiebelen
- (intransitive, said mostly of children) To laugh quietly, giggle furtively or in a quasi-conspiratorial manner.
- Ik weet niet waarom die twee daar achterin aan het giebelen zijn.
- I don't know why those two in the back are laughing furtively.
Usage notes
edit- Near-synonym of giechelen, with marginally different connotations.
Inflection
edit| Conjugation of giebelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | giebelen | |||
| past singular | giebelde | |||
| past participle | gegiebeld | |||
| infinitive | giebelen | |||
| gerund | giebelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | giebel | giebelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | giebelt | giebelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | giebelt | giebelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | giebelt | giebelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | giebelt | giebelde | ||
| plural | giebelen | giebelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | giebele | giebelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | giebelen | giebelden | ||
| imperative sing. | giebel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | giebelt | |||
| participles | giebelend | gegiebeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||