ausmisten

German

Etymology

aus- +‎ misten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌmɪstn̩/
  • Hyphenation: aus‧mis‧ten
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Verb

ausmisten (weak, third-person singular present mistet aus, past tense mistete aus, past participle ausgemistet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to clean out (of manure)
  2. (by extension, figuratively) to clean out, do spring cleaning
    seine Handtasche ausmistento clean out one's purse

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • einen Augiasstall ausmisten

Further reading

  • ausmisten” in Duden online
  • ausmisten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache