werkeln

German

Etymology

Derived from the verb werken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛʁkəln/

Verb

werkeln (third-person singular simple present werkelt, past tense werkelte, past participle gewerkelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to potter around, to potter about
  2. (Southern Germany, Austria) to be busy (particularly when doing something by hand), to work

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Werkeln
  • Werkelei

See also

Further reading

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