wälzen

See also: walzen and Walzen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German welzen, from Old High German welzen, from Proto-West Germanic *waltijan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛlt͡sn̩/
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Verb

wälzen (weak, third-person singular present wälzt, past tense wälzte, past participle gewälzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to roll
    Ich habe diesen großen Stein durch das Feld gewälzt, denn ich konnte ihn nicht aufheben.
    I rolled this big stone across the field because I couldn't lift it.
  2. (reflexive) to wriggle, writhe, toss and turn
    Er konnte nicht einschlafen, sondern wälzte sich unruhig im Bett.
    He couldn't fall asleep, he was tossing and turning restlessly in bed.
  3. (informal) to browse (a book)
    Synonyms: blättern, durchblättern

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “wälzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “wälzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “wälzen” in Duden online
  • “wälzen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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