abwimmeln

/ˈapˌvɪml̩n/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
wimmelt ab
past
wimmelte ab
perfect
hat abgewimmelt

Meaning

  1. to get rid of, to fob off

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

loswerden

abwimmeln specifically means to brush someone off, to fob them off; loswerden is more general, "to get rid of."

Practice

1 What does abwimmeln mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ den Vertreter ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abwimmeln?

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