himmeln

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German

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Etymology

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From Himmel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪml̩n/
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Verb

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himmeln (weak, third-person singular present himmelt, past tense himmelte, past participle gehimmelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive, uncommon) to look at the sky; to ogle (to stare amorously)
    • 1907, Heinrich Mann, Zwischen den Rassen[1], München: Albert Langen:
      Am Sonntag nachmittag hatte Jenny gesungen: etwas peinlich Sentimentales, wobei sie himmelte und die Fingerspitzen auf die Brust setzte.
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Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • himmeln” in Duden online
  • himmeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

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Noun

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himmeln

  1. (somewhat dated or poetic) definite singular of himmel