how to pronounce gieren

/ˈɡiːʁən/

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gieren is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of gieren in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… das buch sie gieren und diese kleine …”

meanings of gieren

verb:

To open one's jaws so as to snap.
To yaw.
To desire greedily, to lust for.

gieren frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word gieren occurs in german on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.