klungelen

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from klungel (“worthless object, lump, ball of wool”), from the same source as German Kolben (“piston, butt of a rifle”). Cognate with western German klüngeln (“to dawdle; to chatter; to engage in nepotism”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

klungelen

1. to bungle

   Synonyms: knoeien, prutsen

2. to dawdle, waste time

Inflection

Conjugation of klungelen (weak)
infinitive	klungelen
past singular	klungelde
past participle	geklungeld
infinitive	klungelen
gerund	klungelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	klungel	klungelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	klungelt, klungel2	klungelde
2nd person sing. (u)	klungelt	klungelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	klungelt	klungelde
3rd person singular	klungelt	klungelde
plural	klungelen	klungelden
subjunctive sing.1	klungele	klungelde
subjunctive plur.1	klungelen	klungelden
imperative sing.	klungel
imperative plur.1	klungelt
participles	klungelend	geklungeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• geklungel