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Etymology

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ver- +‎ kriechen

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Verb

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verkriechen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present verkriecht, past tense verkroch, past participle verkrochen, past subjunctive verkröche, auxiliary sein)

  1. (reflexive) to creep away
  2. (reflexive, figurative) to hide away, to be holed up

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