stänkern

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German

Etymology

Frequentative of obsolete stänken (to create bad smell), which is a causative to stinken (to smell badly). Analysable as Stank +‎ -ern.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɛŋkɐn/
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  • Hyphenation: stän‧kern

Verb

stänkern (weak, third-person singular present stänkert, past tense stänkerte, past participle gestänkert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, informal) to provoke someone by aggressive criticizing

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Further reading

  • stänkern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • stänkern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • stänkern” in Duden online

Further reading

  • stänkern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • stänkern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • stänkern” in Duden online