verpetzen

== German == === Etymology === ver- +‎ petzen, since the end of the 18th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈpɛt͡sn̩] Hyphenation: ver‧pet‧zen === Verb === verpetzen (weak, third-person singular present verpetzt, past tense verpetzte, past participle verpetzt, auxiliary haben) (transitive, derogatory, pupil slang) to tattle on, to tell on, to snitch on Synonyms: verpfeifen, anschwärzen, verraten ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verpetzen, Verpetzer, Verpetzung verpetzend, verpetzt === Further reading === “verpetzen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “verpetzen” in Duden online “verpetzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon