werkeln

From werken +‎ -eln.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʁkəln/

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werkeln (weak, third-person singular present werkelt, past tense werkelte, past participle gewerkelt, auxiliary haben)

1. to do handicraft as an unskilled person, especially woodwork

   Synonym: werken

2. to do work of any kind in a leisurely and/or improper manner

   Synonym: herumwirtschaften

3. (Southern German, Austria) to be busy, to work, to potter about

   Synonyms: hantieren, wurschteln, (western Germany) krösen

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• Werkeln
• Werkelei

• basteln
• tüfteln
• frickeln
• fummeln
• wurschteln

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