räkeln

== German == === Alternative forms === rekeln (both forms are roughly equally common) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʁɛːkəln/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈʁeːkəln/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: rä‧keln === Verb === räkeln (weak, third-person singular present räkelt, past tense räkelte, past participle geräkelt, auxiliary haben) (reflexive) to stretch, pandiculate; to loll, to lounge, to sprawl, to stretch out (e.g. on a sofa) Synonym: strecken ==== Usage notes ==== Some language users perceive the word as somewhat informal, others as standard. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “räkeln” in Duden online “räkeln”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)