hecheln

C1

to heckle / pant

English meaning
to heckle / pant
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Illness & Symptoms

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hecheln in a sentence

Der Hund hechelt nach langer Läufer.

The dog pants after a long run.

Conjugation of hecheln

ichhechle
duhechelst
er/sie/eshechelt
wirhecheln
ihrhechelt
sie/Siehecheln
Simple past (er/sie/es)
hechelte
Perfect
hat gehechelt

Where hecheln comes from

[1] Iterativbildung zu veraltet lautmalerisch hechen „keuchen“ :[2, 3] von , hacheln, hēkelen „Flachs durch die Hechel ziehen“

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Questions about hecheln

How do you conjugate hecheln?

Present tense: hechle, hechelst, hechelt, hecheln, hechelt, hecheln. Simple past: hechelte. Perfect: hat gehechelt.

What does hecheln mean in English?

hecheln means "to heckle / pant". For example: "Der Hund hechelt nach langer Läufer." — "The dog pants after a long run."

What level is hecheln in German?

hecheln is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the illness & symptoms vocabulary.

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