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räkeln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • loll verb To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.

Senses

räkeln is used for these senses in English:

  • loll (intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. [from mid-14th c.]
  • pandiculate (ambitransitive) To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.
  • pandiculation A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy or on waking, often accompanied by yawning.

loll — full definition

  1. verb To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
  2. verb To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.
  3. verb To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth.

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