knibbeln
German, verb/ˈknɪbəln/
knibbeln is a German verb meaning “to scrape with one’s fingernails so as to remove something (e.g. a price tag)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit den Fingern an etwas herumhantieren”.
What does knibbeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to scrape with one’s fingernails so as to remove something (e.g. a price tag)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. mit den Fingern an etwas herumhantieren
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 knibbeln
- knibbelt present singular third-person
- knibbelte past
- geknibbelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- knibbelnd participle present
- knibble first-person indicative present
- knibbele first-person indicative present
- knibbel first-person indicative present
- knibbelst indicative present second-person
- knibbelest second-person singular subjunctive
- knibblest second-person singular subjunctive
- knibbelet plural second-person subjunctive
- knibblet plural second-person subjunctive
- knibbelten first-person indicative plural
- knibbeltest indicative preterite second-person
- knibbeltet indicative plural preterite
- knibble! imperative singular
- knibbel! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce knibbeln?
- /ˈknɪbəln/
- [ˈknɪbl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.