zappeln

to squirm, to fidget, to wriggle

zappel fidget; wriggle + n infinitive

verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #41,986

to squirm, to fidget, to wriggle In the expression „jemanden zappeln lassen,“ it means to keep someone waiting anxiously or in suspense.

GE: Die Kinder hören auf zu zappeln.

EN: The children stop fidgeting.

Conjugation of zappeln

zappeln

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	—	zappeln
Third	—	zappeln

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	—	zappeln
Third	—	zappeln

He keeps him on tenterhooks.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Let him continue to squirm in this trap!

— Gefahr und Begierde (2007)

Stop fidgeting!

— Malcolm X (1992)

Hunt and squirm, hunt and squirm.

— I Saw the Devil (2010)

Let them squirm!

— Star Trek II - Der Zorn des Khan (1982)