fletschen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German vletschen (“bare one's teeth”), from or related to vletzen (“flatten, spread out”) (for the change of -tz- to -tsch, compare rutschen), related to Old High German flaz and English flat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɛt͡ʃn̩/ Hyphenation: flet‧schen === Verb === fletschen (weak, third-person singular present fletscht, past tense fletschte, past participle gefletscht, auxiliary haben) to bare (one's teeth), snarl ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Flöz === References === === Further reading === “fletschen” in Duden online “fletschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “fletschen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “fletschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon