schlürfen

to shuffle (feet), to slurp

verb SHLUER-fen Rare

Also means

to sip noisily

Usage Note

schlürfen has two bodily senses: slurping a drink noisily and shuffling along with dragging feet. Both are vivid B2 words for body behaviour. The foot-shuffle sense appears in descriptions of a tired or elderly gait (in Hausschuhen schlürfen).

Examples

"Er schlürfte müde in seinen Hausschuhen durch den Flur."

Natural Translation

He shuffled tiredly through the hallway in his slippers.

Literal Translation

He shuffled tiredly in his house-shoes through the hallway.

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