rümpfen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German rümpfen, from Old High German (h)rimpfan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrimpan, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną (to wrinkle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʁʏmp͡fn̩]
  • Hyphenation: rümp‧fen
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Verb

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rümpfen (weak, third-person singular present rümpft, past tense rümpfte, past participle gerümpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to wrinkle (especially a part of the face, the nose in particular, to show disapproval)
    Sie rümpfte die Nase und fragte: "Bist du betrunken?"
    She wrinkled her nose and asked, "Are you drunk?"

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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