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heulen

heulen

Dutch

Verb

heulen

  1. To conspire

Inflection

Inflection of heulen (weak)
infinitive heulen
past singular heulde
past participle geheuld
infinitive heulen
gerund heulen n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular heul heulde
2nd person sing. (jij) heult heulde
2nd person sing. (u) heult heulde
2nd person sing. (gij) heult heulde
3rd person singular heult heulde
plural heulen heulden
subjunctive sing.1 heule heulde
subjunctive plur.1 heulen heulden
imperative sing. heul
imperative plur.1 heult
participles heulend geheuld
1) Archaic.

German

Etymology

From Old High German *hūwil- from the noun *hūwila, akin to the noun ūwila.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɔɪ̯lən], [ˈhɔɪ̯ln̩]

Verb

heulen (third-person singular simple present heult, past tense heulte, past participle geheult, auxiliary haben)

  1. to howl, to whine
  2. (somewhat informal) to weep, to cry

Usage notes

Whether the verb is informal in the sense of “to weep” depends on the context and the intensity of the weeping. Very generally speaking, it is informal for normal (sad) weeping, but not for very intense (desperate) weeping or when referring to small children.

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