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gifteln

German, verb/ˈɡɪftəln/

gifteln is spelled G-I-F-T-E-L-N (7 letters). Gifteln is a German verb meaning “to speak angrily and resentfully” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does gifteln mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    AustriaSwitzerlandto speak angrily and resentfully

  2. 2

    Austriaslangto consume recreational drugs

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of gifteln

  • giftelt present singular third-person
  • giftelte past
  • gegiftelt participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • giftelnd participle present
  • giftle first-person indicative present
  • giftele first-person indicative present
  • giftel first-person indicative present
  • giftelst indicative present second-person
  • giftelest second-person singular subjunctive
  • giftlest second-person singular subjunctive
  • giftelet plural second-person subjunctive
  • giftlet plural second-person subjunctive
  • giftelten first-person indicative plural
  • gifteltest indicative preterite second-person
  • gifteltet indicative plural preterite

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce gifteln?

  • /ˈɡɪftəln/
  • [ˈɡɪftln̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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