Quengelei
German, noun/kvɛŋəˈlaɪ̯/
Quengelei is spelled Q-U-E-N-G-E-L-E-I (9 letters). Quengelei is a German feminine noun meaning “whining, grousing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ständiges Fordern nach etwas in jammerndem, weinerlichen Ton”.
What does Quengelei mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininewhining, grousing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ständiges Fordern nach etwas in jammerndem, weinerlichen Ton
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 Quengelei
- Quengeleien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Quengelei?
- /kvɛŋəˈlaɪ̯/
- [kvɛŋəˈlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Quengelei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.