zermalmen

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German

Etymology

zer- +‎ malmen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɛɐ̯ˈmalmən/
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Verb

zermalmen (weak, third-person singular present zermalmt, past tense zermalmte, past participle zermalmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to crush
    • 1906, Hermann Hesse, Unterm Rad [Beneath the Wheel]‎, Berlin: S. Fischer:
      Das Knirschen der zermalmten Äpfel klang herb und appetitreizend; wer herzukam und es hörte, mußte schnell einen Apfel in die Faust nehmen und anbeißen.
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Further reading

  • zermalmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zermalmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon