Polyglot Dictionary

bibbern

/ˈbɪbɐn/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
bibbert
past
bibberte
perfect
hat gebibbert

Meaning

  1. to shiver (colloquial)

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

frösteln

bibbern is more colloquial and intense, shivering a lot from cold or fear; frösteln is more mild, a slight chill.

Practice

1 What does bibbern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ vor Kälte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bibbern?

verbcolloquial

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