mucken

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German

Etymology

15th century, from a Proto-West Germanic verb, probably attested in Old High German firmucken (“to be obtuse”). Cognate with Middle Low German mucken, Dutch mokken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊkən/, ,
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  • Hyphenation: mu‧cken

Verb

mucken (weak, third-person singular present muckt, past tense muckte, past participle gemuckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (often in negation) to grumble, give a weak sound of discontent
    Synonym: mucksen
  2. to be defiant, noncompliant, especially against someone who threatens one
    Synonym: aufmucken
    Willst du mucken? Dann fängst du dir direkt eine, Alter!
    You wanna act up? You’ll catch it right now, mate!

Further reading

  • “mucken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “mucken” in Duden online
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