mucken

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German

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Etymology

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15th century, from a Proto-West Germanic verb, probably attested in Old High German firmucken (to be obtuse). Cognate with Middle Low German mucken, Dutch mokken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊkən/, [ˈmʊ.kŋ̍], [ˈmʊ.kən]
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  • Hyphenation: mu‧cken

Verb

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mucken (weak, third-person singular present muckt, past tense muckte, past participle gemuckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (often in negation) to grumble, give a weak sound of discontent
    Synonym: mucksen
  2. to be defiant, noncompliant, especially against someone who threatens one
    Synonym: aufmucken
    Willst du mucken? Dann fängst du dir direkt eine, Alter!
    You wanna act up? You’ll catch it right now, mate!
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Further reading

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  • mucken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • mucken” in Duden online