sandeln

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sand +‎ -eln

Verb

sandeln (weak, third-person singular present sandelt, past tense sandelte, past participle gesandelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, technical) to sandblast
  2. (intransitive, chiefly Germany) to play with sand (e.g., children in a sandbox or on the beach)
    Synonym: sändeln
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Etymology 2

From Middle High German seinen (to delay, postpone) via Bavarian sandln.

Verb

sandeln (weak, third-person singular present sandelt, past tense sandelte, past participle gesandelt, auxiliary sein) (intransitive, Austria, Bavaria, colloquial)

  1. to slack, to laze, to loiter
  2. to dawdle, to slack off
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