flehmen
/ˈfleɪmən/verb, noun
flehmen is a verb meaning “Alternative form of flehm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-L-E-H-M-E-N.
What does flehmen mean?
verb
- 1
Alternative form of flehm.
noun
- 1
Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce flehmen?
- /ˈfleɪmən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of flehmen
- flehmens present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- flehmening participle, present
- flehmened participle, past
- flehm
- flehman
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with flehmen
Sounds like: flamen (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Where does flehmen come from?
From German flehmen, from Upper Saxon German flemmen (“to look spiteful”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).