züngeln
German, verb/ˈt͡sʏŋl̩n/
züngeln is spelled Z-Ü-N-G-E-L-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 214,094th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Züngeln is a German verb meaning “to dart one's tongue repeatedly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(besonders von Schlangen) die herausgestreckte Zunge wiederholt unregelmäßig und schnell bewegen; die Zunge…”.
What does züngeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to dart one's tongue repeatedly
die Schlange züngelt
- 2
to lick
züngelndes Feuer
- 3
colloquialto French kiss
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (besonders von Schlangen) die herausgestreckte Zunge wiederholt unregelmäßig und schnell bewegen; die Zunge wiederholt schnell herausstrecken und zurückziehen 2. wiederholt die Zunge schnell über die Lippen bewegen 3. etwas mithilfe der Zunge tastend befühlen 4. sich gegenseitig beim Küssen mit der Zunge berühren
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 züngeln
- züngelt present singular third-person
- züngelte past
- gezüngelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- haben or sein auxiliary
- züngelnd participle present
- züngle first-person indicative present
- züngele first-person indicative present
- züngel first-person indicative present
- züngelst indicative present second-person
- züngelest second-person singular subjunctive
- zünglest second-person singular subjunctive
- züngelet plural second-person subjunctive
- zünglet plural second-person subjunctive
- züngelten first-person indicative plural
- züngeltest indicative preterite second-person
- züngeltet indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce züngeln?
- /ˈt͡sʏŋl̩n/
- [ˈt͡sʏŋl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to züngeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is züngeln in German?
züngeln appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).