"sprauchle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sprauchles [plural]
Etymology: From Icelandic spraukla, "to sprawl". Head templates: {{en-noun}} sprauchle (plural sprauchles)
  1. (Scotland) An awkward or struggling movement; stumble. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-sprauchle-en-noun-7Scc1veg Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sprackle, sprachle, spraickle

Verb

Forms: sprauchles [present, singular, third-person], sprauchling [participle, present], sprauchled [participle, past], sprauchled [past]
Etymology: From Icelandic spraukla, "to sprawl". Head templates: {{en-verb}} sprauchle (third-person singular simple present sprauchles, present participle sprauchling, simple past and past participle sprauchled)
  1. (Scotland, intransitive) To move in a clumsy manner; to stumble or sprawl; to clamber up with difficulty. Tags: Scotland, intransitive
    Sense id: en-sprauchle-en-verb-aXQKiFMb Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sprackle, sprachle, spraickle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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