kiefeln
German, verb[ˈkiːfl̩n]
kiefeln is spelled K-I-E-F-E-L-N (7 letters). Kiefeln is a German verb meaning “to nibble, to gnaw at/on something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does kiefeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
Austriato nibble, to gnaw at/on something
- 2
Austriato rack one's brain over something
Sie kiefelt seit gestern an dieser Aufgabe.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of kiefeln
- kiefelt present singular third-person
- kiefelte past
- gekiefelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- kiefelnd participle present
- kiefle first-person indicative present
- kiefele first-person indicative present
- kiefel first-person indicative present
- kiefelst indicative present second-person
- kiefelest second-person singular subjunctive
- kieflest second-person singular subjunctive
- kiefelet plural second-person subjunctive
- kieflet plural second-person subjunctive
- kiefelten first-person indicative plural
- kiefeltest indicative preterite second-person
- kiefeltet indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce kiefeln?
- [ˈkiːfl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.