verpuffen

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German

Etymology

ver- +‎ puffen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fərˈpʊfən/, /fɛr-/, , , ,
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧puf‧fen

Verb

verpuffen (weak, third-person singular present verpufft, past tense verpuffte, past participle verpufft, auxiliary sein)

  1. (chemistry) to explode through deflagration (rather than detonation)
  2. (figurative) to fizzle out; to die down fast; to fail to have the intended effect

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Further reading

  • verpuffen” in Duden online
  • verpuffen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache