hansel

[ han-suhl ]

noun, verb (used with object),han·seled, han·sel·ing or (especially British) han·selled, han·sel·ling.
  1. a variant of handsel.

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How to use hansel in a sentence

  • hansel said to Gretel: 'We shall soon find the way,' but they did not find it.

    Grimms' Fairy Tales | The Brothers Grimm
  • Let hansel be fat or lean, tomorrow I will kill him, and cook him.'

    Grimms' Fairy Tales | The Brothers Grimm
  • Gretel wept bitter tears, and said to hansel: 'Now all is over with us.'

    Grimms' Fairy Tales | The Brothers Grimm
  • Then hansel sprang like a bird from its cage when the door is opened.

    Grimms' Fairy Tales | The Brothers Grimm
  • His father said: 'hansel, what are you looking at there and staying behind for?

    Grimms' Fairy Tales | The Brothers Grimm

British Dictionary definitions for hansel

hansel

/ (ˈhænsəl) /


noun, verb
  1. a variant spelling of handsel

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