rieseln

From Middle High German riselen, from an iterative form of Old High German rīsan, related to Reise and equivalent to Middle High German risen + -eln.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁiːzl̩n/
• Hyphenation: rie‧seln

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rieseln (weak, third-person singular present rieselt, past tense rieselte, past participle gerieselt, auxiliary haben or sein)

1. (intransitive) to sprinkle [auxiliary sein]
2. (intransitive) to trickle [auxiliary sein]
3. (intransitive) to rustle, to babble (make a sound like softly flowing water) [auxiliary haben]

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• berieseln
• niederrieseln

• “rieseln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “rieseln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “rieseln” in Duden online
• “rieseln” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.