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Etymology

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hoch- +‎ kriechen

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hochkriechen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present kriecht hoch, past tense kroch hoch, past participle hochgekrochen, past subjunctive kröche hoch, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to creep up, to crawl up
    Die Schnecke kriecht langsam an einem Blatt hoch.
    The snail is slowly crawling up onto a leaf.

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