German edit

Etymology edit

stechen (to stab) +‎ -eln (iterative suffix with Ablaut)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɪçəln/, [ˈʃtɪçl̩n]
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Verb edit

sticheln (weak, third-person singular present stichelt, past tense stichelte, past participle gestichelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to tease, to provoke, to banter
    Synonyms: hänseln, necken, aufziehen
    gegen jemanden sticheln
    to tease someone
  2. (obsolete) to prick repeatedly
  3. (obsolete) to sew with small stitches

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Further reading edit

  • sticheln” in Duden online
  • sticheln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache