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anfauchen

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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an- +‎ fauchen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌfaʊ̯xən/, [-faʊ̯xən], [-faʊ̯xn̩]
  • Hyphenation: an‧fau‧chen

Verb

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anfauchen (weak, third-person singular present anfaucht, past tense anfauchte, past participle geanfaucht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, animal sound) to hiss, spit, growl at someone or something
  2. (transitive, figurative) to snap at someone

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • anfauchen” in Duden online
  • anfauchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • anfauchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon