how to pronounce krabbeln

/ˈkʁabəln/

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krabbeln is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… jetzt nicht zu krabbeln in die fresse …”

meanings of krabbeln

verb:

To crawl (typically, but not always, of a baby or insect).
To tickle, especially by making fast movements with all fingers of one hand.

krabbeln frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word krabbeln occurs in german on average 3.4 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.