bummeln

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

17th century, for “to swing, waver” (of the clapper of a bell), iterative formation from onomatopoeic bim-bam-bum for the sound of a bell; compare bimmeln (to ring). From this Low German bummeln (18th c.) in the contemporary sense. Related with baumeln (likely an alteration after Baum) and Bommel (bobble).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʊml̩n], [ˈbʊməln]
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Verb[edit]

bummeln (weak, third-person singular present bummelt, past tense bummelte, past participle gebummelt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to slack, to dawdle
  2. to stroll, to ramble
    Synonym: schlendern
  3. Archaic form of baumeln (to hang slack, dangle).

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Further reading[edit]

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