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wimmeln

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wimelen (hapax, 13th c.), frequentative of wimmen, from Old High German wimmen (to gush, bubble, move lively). Cognate with Dutch wemelen, Westphalian Low German wiëmeln.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪməln/, [ˈvɪ.ml̩n]
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  • Hyphenation: wim‧meln

Verb

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wimmeln (weak, third-person singular present wimmelt, past tense wimmelte, past participle gewimmelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to move about in a confused manner and in large numbers
    Synonyms: wuseln, sich tummeln
    Die Fische wimmeln im Netz herum.
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  2. to teem, crawl, be filled [with von or vor (+ dative) ‘with’]
    Die Stadt wimmelt von Touristen.
    The city is teeming with tourists.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • wimmeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wimmeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • wimmeln” in Duden online
  • wimmeln” in OpenThesaurus.de