gruscheln

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʁʊʃl̩n/ === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== gruscheln (weak, third-person singular present gruschelt, past tense gruschelte, past participle gegruschelt, auxiliary haben) (regional, colloquial) synonym of kramen (“to rummage”) ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === First used on the German Facebook clone StudiVZ, possibly a blend of grüßen (“greet”) +‎ kuscheln (“cuddle”), ==== Verb ==== gruscheln (weak, third-person singular present gruschelt, past tense gruschelte, past participle gegruschelt, auxiliary haben) (social media, dated) to poke, to contact another user on social media [from 2000s] du wurdest gegruschelt ― you have been poked ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === “gruscheln” in Duden online “gruscheln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “gruscheln”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–