frickeln

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frickeln

[ˈfʁɪkl̩n]

Rhymes with ɪkl̩n

verb frickele · frickle · frickel · frickelst · frickelt · frickelte

ein technisches/handwerkliches Problem oder eine Aufgabe mühsam, kleinteilig oder zeitaufwändig zu lösen versuchen Der frickelt schon wieder an seiner Mühle rum.
Similar: pfriemeln, friemeln, fieseln, basteln

In English

tinker to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
fritter to waste time

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@misc{frickeln_2026,
  title = {frickeln},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/frickeln},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}