German

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Etymology

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Imitative. Compare Dutch knorren. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈknʊʁən/, [ˈkʰnʊʁn]

Verb

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knurren (weak, third-person singular present knurrt, past tense knurrte, past participle geknurrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to growl, to grunt, to grumble

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • knurren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • knurren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • knurren” in Duden online
  • knurren” in OpenThesaurus.de