gellen
/ˈɡɛlən/ verb C2- to emit a loud, clear and strident sound · Die gegnerische Mannschaft wurde mit einem gellenden Pfeifkonzert empfangen. The opposing team was welcomed with a shrill chorus of whistles.
- to be shaken by such a sound, to reverberate with it
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- gellen
- Present (er)
- gellt
- Präteritum (er)
- gellte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gegellt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu gellen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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