No. 15,142 in German
stutzten
"Stutzten" means "to prune," "to trim," or "to stop short" depending on context.
In a sentence
Der Gärtner stutzte die Hecke.
The gardener trimmed the hedge.
Used in the sense of trimming or cutting plants.
Als er die unerwartete Frage hörte, stutzte er kurz.
When he heard the unexpected question, he paused briefly.
Used metaphorically to describe a momentary pause or hesitation.
Die Eltern stutzten über die ungewöhnliche Nachricht.
The parents were taken aback by the unusual news.
Used figuratively to express being startled or taken aback.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “stutzten” in actual German podcasts.
Find “stutzten” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).