Polyglot Dictionary

runzeln

/ˈʁʊntsl̩n/

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
runzelt
past
runzelte
perfect
hat gerunzelt

Meaning

  1. to wrinkle

    • Er runzelte die Stirn.

      He wrinkled his forehead.

    • Er runzelte die Stirn, als er den Preis sah. Das war ihm viel zu teuer.

      He wrinkled his forehead when he saw the price. It was far too expensive for him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

knittern

Both can translate English "wrinkle" for a different subject — knittern is fabric creasing/wrinkling; runzeln is skin wrinkling, or furrowing one's brow.

Practice

1 What does runzeln mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ die Stirn.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches runzeln?

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