schmuddeln
German, verb[ˈʃmʊdl̩n]
schmuddeln is spelled S-C-H-M-U-D-D-E-L-N (10 letters). Schmuddeln is a German verb meaning “to work sloppily and make things dirty in the process thereof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nachlässig und unsauber etwas tun und dabei Schmutz hinterlassen”.
What does schmuddeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
colloquialderogatoryto work sloppily and make things dirty in the process thereof
- 2
colloquialderogatoryto become dirty
- 3
colloquialderogatoryto rain and be cold
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. nachlässig und unsauber etwas tun und dabei Schmutz hinterlassen 2. Schmutz annehmen, leicht schmutzig, verdreckt werden 3. unangenehm, nasskalt und regnerisch sein
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 schmuddeln
- schmuddelt present singular third-person
- schmuddelte past
- geschmuddelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- schmuddelnd participle present
- schmuddle first-person indicative present
- schmuddele first-person indicative present
- schmuddel first-person indicative present
- schmuddelst indicative present second-person
- schmuddelest second-person singular subjunctive
- schmuddlest second-person singular subjunctive
- schmuddelet plural second-person subjunctive
- schmuddlet plural second-person subjunctive
- schmuddelten first-person indicative plural
- schmuddeltest indicative preterite second-person
- schmuddeltet indicative plural preterite
- schmuddle! imperative singular
- schmuddele! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce schmuddeln?
- [ˈʃmʊdl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.