grollen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grollen (“to debase; lower; humiliate”), from Old High German *grollen, from Proto-Germanic *gruljaną (“to yell; shout at”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to grumble”). Related to German gellen (“to shout”), compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch grillen (“to shiver, shake”), English grill (“to provoke”) and growl.

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. (transitive) to grumble, to thunder
2. (transitive) to be angry

Synonyms

• (to grumble): donnern, krachen, rumsen
• (to be angry): zürnen

Antonyms

• (to grumble): beruhigen
• (to be angry): freuen

Derived terms

• Donnergrollen (“rolling thunder”)

Further reading

• “grollen” in Duden online