German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German rumpeln, from Middle Low German rumpelen, ultimately onomatopoeic iteratives.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʁʊmpl̩n]
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  • Hyphenation: rum‧peln

Verb

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rumpeln (weak, third-person singular present rumpelt, past tense rumpelte, past participle gerumpelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to rumble (to emit a heavy, low-pitched tumbling sound)
    Synonym: poltern
    • 1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America], page 198:
      Es war in einem kleinen Städtchen nicht weit von La Junta in Colorado. Der Frachtzug rumpelte in dem prachtvollen Sommermorgen dahin, hielt, rumpelte wieder hin und her. Und dann war Ruhe.
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References

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  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “rumpeln”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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