German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    Sand +‎ -eln

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    sandeln (weak, third-person singular present sandelt, past tense sandelte, past participle gesandelt, auxiliary haben)

    1. (transitive, technical) to sandblast
    2. (intransitive, chiefly Germany) to play with sand (e.g., children in a sandbox or on the beach)
      Synonym: sändeln
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    Etymology 2

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    From Middle High German seinen (to delay, postpone) via Bavarian sandln.

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    sandeln (weak, third-person singular present sandelt, past tense sandelte, past participle gesandelt, auxiliary sein) (intransitive, Austria, Bavaria, colloquial)

    1. to slack, to laze, to loiter
    2. to dawdle, to slack off
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