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herunterkletzeln

German, verb/hɛɐ̯ˈʁʊntɐˌklɛt͡sl̩n/

herunterkletzeln is a German verb meaning “to pick (at) something in order to remove it, to scratch something off of something (with one's fingers or fingernails, e.g., a sticker)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does herunterkletzeln mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    Austriainformalto pick (at) something in order to remove it, to scratch something off of something (with one's fingers or fingernails, e.g., a sticker)

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

Forms of herunterkletzeln

  • kletzelt herunter present singular third-person
  • kletzelte herunter past
  • heruntergekletzelt participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • herunterkletzelnd participle present
  • herunterzukletzeln infinitive infinitive-zu
  • kletzle herunter first-person indicative present
  • kletzele herunter first-person indicative present
  • kletzel herunter first-person indicative present
  • kletzeln herunter first-person indicative plural
  • kletzelst herunter indicative present second-person
  • kletzelest herunter second-person singular subjunctive
  • kletzlest herunter second-person singular subjunctive
  • kletzelet herunter plural second-person subjunctive
  • kletzlet herunter plural second-person subjunctive
  • kletzelten herunter first-person indicative plural
  • kletzeltest herunter indicative preterite second-person
  • kletzeltet herunter indicative plural preterite

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

How do you pronounce herunterkletzeln?

  • /hɛɐ̯ˈʁʊntɐˌklɛt͡sl̩n/

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