aufbrummen

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German

Etymology

auf- +‎ brummen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁʊmən/
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Verb

aufbrummen (weak, third-person singular present brummt auf, past tense brummte auf, past participle aufgebrummt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) to burden (with work, a punishment etc.)
    Synonyms: aufbürden, aufhalsen
    eine Strafe aufbrummen(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 274:
      Selbst Hofrat Behrens nahm die Wendung an, obgleich es allein schon vier Wochen Bettlage waren, die er Joachim vor allem einmal aufbrummte: die seien nötig, um das Gröbste zu reparieren, zur neuen Akklimatisation und um seinen Wärmehaushalt vorläufig etwas zu regeln.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (semelfactive, intransitive) to suddenly hum

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