sudeln
German, verb/ˈzuːdl̩n/
sudeln is spelled S-U-D-E-L-N (6 letters). Sudeln is a German verb meaning “to make a mess, to spill a liquid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “reinigende Arbeiten in der Küche verrichten, die mit der Verwendung von Wasser zu tun haben”.
What does sudeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
archaicto wash, to work in the scullery
- 2
to make a mess, to spill a liquid
- 3
to scribble, to scrawl (to write in an irregular or illegible manner)
- 4
to botch
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. reinigende Arbeiten in der Küche verrichten, die mit der Verwendung von Wasser zu tun haben 2. unachtsam mit Flüssigkeiten umgehen, verschmutzen 3. ungeschickt, nachlässig und wenig professionell mit etwas umgehen oder an etwas arbeiten 4. schlecht und unreinlich schreiben
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 sudeln
- sudelt present singular third-person
- sudelte past
- gesudelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- sudelnd participle present
- sudle first-person indicative present
- sudele first-person indicative present
- sudel first-person indicative present
- sudelst indicative present second-person
- sudelest second-person singular subjunctive
- sudlest second-person singular subjunctive
- sudelet plural second-person subjunctive
- sudlet plural second-person subjunctive
- sudelten first-person indicative plural
- sudeltest indicative preterite second-person
- sudeltet indicative plural preterite
- sudel! imperative singular
- sudele! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sudeln?
- /ˈzuːdl̩n/
- standard /ˈsuːdl̩n/
- [ˈzuːdl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.