knüppeln

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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