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witzeln

witzeln

German

Verb

witzeln (third-person singular simple present witzelt, past tense witzelte, past participle gewitzelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to make jokes, to make silly jokes, to joke
    • 1909, Eduard von Keyserling, Seine Liebeserfahrung, in: Bunte Herzen, S. Fischer Verlag, page 224:
      Spall war sehr unterhaltend. Er witzelte beständig und machte den alten Herrn lachen.
      Spall was very entertaining. He continuously made jokes and made the old man laugh.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Witzelei