streicheln

== German == === Etymology === From streichen +‎ -eln (frequentive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çln̩/ === Verb === streicheln (weak, third-person singular present streichelt, past tense streichelte, past participle gestreichelt, auxiliary haben) to stroke (to move the hand over the surface of), to pet; to fondle ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “streicheln”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “streicheln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “streicheln” in Duden online “streicheln” in OpenThesaurus.de