werkeln

== German == === Etymology === From werken +‎ -eln. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛʁkəln/ === Verb === werkeln (weak, third-person singular present werkelt, past tense werkelte, past participle gewerkelt, auxiliary haben) to do handicraft as an unskilled person, especially woodwork Synonym: werken to do work of any kind in a leisurely and/or improper manner Synonym: herumwirtschaften (Southern Germany, Austria) to be busy, to work, to potter about Synonyms: hantieren, wurschteln, (western Germany) krösen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Werkeln Werkelei === See also === basteln tüfteln frickeln fummeln wurschteln === Further reading === “werkeln” in Duden online “werkeln”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)