fickle
To deceive, flatterTo deceive, flatter.
» The weather is fickle.
Es herrscht unbeständiges Wetter.
Das Wetter ist unbeständig.
Das Wetter ist wechselhaft.
Погода мінлива.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To deceive, flatter.
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To puzzle, perplex, nonplus.
Examples
20 sentencesThe weather is fickle.
Погода мінлива.
deEs herrscht unbeständiges Wetter.
Cats are fickle creatures.
Кішки непостійні істоти.
ruКошки — непостоянные существа.
deKatzen sind launische Tiere.
Man is as fickle as autumn weather.
Women are fickle and anyone who trusts them is a fool.
I had not expected you to be this fickle to me and my people.
Origin
From Middle English fikelen, from fikel (“fickle”); see above. Cognate with Low German fikFrom Middle English fikelen, from fikel (“fickle”); see above. Cognate with Low German fikkelen (“to deceive, flatter”), German ficklen, ficheln (“to deceive, flatter”).
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Forms
fickles, fickling, fickled, fickledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle