buddeln

== German == === Etymology === 18th century. Variant of a Low German and Central German verb (pudeln, puddeln); see pudeln (“to splash, dabble”). The contemporary form seems to have spread from Berlin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʊdəln/ === Verb === buddeln (weak, third-person singular present buddelt, past tense buddelte, past participle gebuddelt, auxiliary haben) (informal) to dig, especially with one’s hands or paws Synonym: graben ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “buddeln” in Duden online “buddeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache