Vokabahn

Verb

verkneifen

to suppress, to stifle

C1 rank #10,338

Meanings

Verb
  1. to suppress, to stifle

In a sentence

Ich konnte mir ein Lächeln nicht verkneifen.

I couldn't stifle a smile.

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Forms

verkneifen · verkneift · verkniff · hat verkniffen (+ Akkusativ)

verkneifen is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #10,338 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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