verhuddeln

German

Etymology

From Central Franconian and Rhine Franconian dialects, from the noun Huddel, local form of archaic German Hudel (rag, old cloth, tatter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ferˈhʊdəln/, [fɐˈhʊ.dl̩n], [fɛɐ̯-], [-dəln]

Verb

verhuddeln (weak, third-person singular present verhuddelt, past tense verhuddelte, past participle verhuddelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, chiefly western Germany) to ruin, blemish, make ugly; (especially) to dishevel, entangle, bring into disarray
    Verhuddel mir nicht meine frisch gekämmten Haare!
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    Wer hat denn die ganzen Kabel hier so verhuddelt?!
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Conjugation

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