herumwuseln
German, verb[hɛˈʁʊmˌvuːzl̩n]
herumwuseln is spelled H-E-R-U-M-W-U-S-E-L-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 79 million words in written German, the 557,474th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herumwuseln is a German verb meaning “to move about in a disorganized fashion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich ohne erkennbares Ziel fortbewegen, durcheinander laufen”.
What does herumwuseln mean in English?
verb
- 1
colloquialto move about in a disorganized fashion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich ohne erkennbares Ziel fortbewegen, durcheinander laufen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of herumwuseln
- wuselt herum present singular third-person
- wuselte herum past
- herumgewuselt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- herumwuselnd participle present
- herumzuwuseln infinitive infinitive-zu
- wusle herum first-person indicative present
- wusele herum first-person indicative present
- wusel herum first-person indicative present
- wuseln herum first-person indicative plural
- wuselst herum indicative present second-person
- wuselest herum second-person singular subjunctive
- wuslest herum second-person singular subjunctive
- wuselet herum plural second-person subjunctive
- wuslet herum plural second-person subjunctive
- wuselten herum first-person indicative plural
- wuseltest herum indicative preterite second-person
- wuseltet herum indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herumwuseln?
- [hɛˈʁʊmˌvuːzl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is herumwuseln in German?
herumwuseln appears about once in every 79 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).