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orgeln

[ˈʔɔɐ̯ɡəln] verb C2
  1. to play on an organ
  2. to emit sounds like an organ (colloquial, intransitive) · Der Auspuff hat die ganze Zeit georgelt, deshalb hab ich die Karre verkauft. The exhaust pipe soughed like an organ the whole time, therefore I sold that hooptie.
  3. to turn and screw the tap etc. (colloquial)
  4. said of a hart making his marked sound (intransitive) · Aus der Ferne hörte ich einen Hirsch orgeln. From afar I heard a hart roar.
  5. to get jiggy on, to boink (vulgar) · Er war daran, sie durchzuorgeln, konnte jedoch wegen eines Anrufes nicht zu Ende orgeln. He was shelving her thoroughly, but owing to a call he could not shag to the end.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
orgeln
Present (er)
orgelt
Präteritum (er)
orgelte
Perfekt (er)
hat georgelt
Infinitive with zu
zu orgeln

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