See also: Knüppeln

German edit

Etymology edit

Knüppel (truncheon, beating stick) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /knʏp(ə)ln/
  • (file)

Verb edit

knüppeln (weak, third-person singular present knüppelt, past tense knüppelte, past participle geknüppelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bludgeon, to thrash, to hit with a stick
  2. (metal music) describes that a song is defined by a noticeably loud drum beat in a simple and steady uptempo rhythm
    Das Lied knüppelt.
    That song is thrashing.

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • knüppeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • knüppeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon