Polyglot Dictionary

frösteln

/ˈfʁœstl̩n/

verb B2

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
fröstelt
past
fröstelte
perfect
hat gefröstelt

Meaning

  1. to shiver

    • Im kalten Wind fröstelte sie.

      She shivered in the cold wind.

    • Am Abend fröstelte sie in ihrem dünnen Kleid. Er legte ihr seine Jacke um.

      In the evening she shivered in her thin dress. He put his jacket around her.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

bibbern

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

Similar in other languages

French

frissonner

frissonner is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to shiver."

Portuguese

tiritar

tiritar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to shiver."

Practice

1 What does frösteln mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im kalten Wind ___ sie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches frösteln?

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