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haspeln

to gabble, to stammer in a rush

verb HAS-peln Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to reel yarn, to spool

Usage Note

haspeln in speech contexts means to talk rapidly and confusedly, running words together. One haspelt die Wörter heraus (gabbles out the words). It implies nervousness or haste. Informal and descriptive — a student who panics in an oral exam might haspeln.

Examples

"Aufgeregt haspelte er seinen Text herunter, ohne Punkt und Komma zu setzen."

Natural Translation

Excitedly he gabbled through his text without stopping for breath.

Literal Translation

Excitedly gabbled he his text down, without full-stop and comma to set.

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