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kröpfen

German, verb

kröpfen is a German verb meaning “to feed on (of birds of prey)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Kröpfen is a different word: “dative plural of Kropf”.

What does kröpfen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to feed on (of birds of prey)

  2. 2

    to force-feed (especially geese)

  3. 3

    to joggle

noun

as Kröpfen
  1. 1

    masculinedative plural of Kropf

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

Forms of kröpfen

  • kröpft present singular third-person
  • kröpfte past
  • gekröpft participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • kröpfend participle present
  • kröpfe first-person indicative present
  • kröpfst indicative present second-person
  • kröpfest second-person singular subjunctive
  • kröpfet plural second-person subjunctive
  • kröpften first-person indicative plural
  • kröpftest indicative preterite second-person
  • kröpftet indicative plural preterite
  • kröpf imperative second-person singular
  • habe gekröpft first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • haben gekröpft first-person indicative multiword-construction

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