Polyglot Dictionary

glotzen

/ˈɡlɔtsn̩/

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
glotzt
past
glotzte
perfect
hat geglotzt

Meaning

  1. to gawp, to stare

    • Er glotzt den ganzen Tag Fernsehen.

      He gawps at TV all day.

    • Was glotzt du so? Hast du noch nie einen Hut gesehen?

      What are you gawping at? Have you never seen a hat before?

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

begaffen

Close synonyms for staring rudely at something, both colloquial and somewhat disapproving.

Practice

1 What does glotzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ den ganzen Tag Fernsehen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches glotzen?

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