krakeelen

German

Etymology

Via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German krakēlen from early modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch krakelen (“to quarrel loudly”). Further origin unknown. Most probably derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch kreel, which is borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French querelle. Other (secondary?) influences may include Dutch kraken (“to crack”) and keel (“throat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁaˈkeːlən/, [kʁaˈkeːlən], [kʁaˈkeːl̩n]

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Verb

1. to bawl; to shout (usually aggressively)

Derived terms

• Krakeeler