Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To wave (hair) by the marcel method.

    make a marcel in a woman's hair

  2. (figuratively, transitive)To wave.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Marcel thought that he would be happier in life if he was gay.

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  2. Thomas and Marcel are two childhood friends.

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  3. Marcel Kittel has won the first stage of the Tour de France.

    deMarcel Kittel hat die erste Etappe der Tour de France gewonnen.

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  4. Marcel Proust is known for his long sentences and his excessive use of the subjunctive.

    deMarcel Proust ist bekannt für seine langen Sätze und seine exzessive Verwendung des Konjunktivs.

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Origin

Apparently from the French name Marcel, but accounts vary regarding who invented the style

Apparently from the French name Marcel, but accounts vary regarding who invented the style.

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Forms

marcels, marcelling, marcelled, marcelled
Base formmarcel · to marcel
3rd person singularmarcels
Present participlemarcelling
Past simplemarcelled
Past participlemarcelled

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymarcel
he, she, itmarcels

Past simpleLesson

all personsmarcelled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave marcelled
he, she, ithas marcelled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill marcel

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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