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grollen

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German

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Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germangrollen(to debase; lower; humiliate),fromOld High German*grollen,fromProto-Germanic*gruljaną(to yell; shout at),fromProto-Indo-European*gʰer-(to grumble).CompareEnglishgrowl.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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grollen(weak,third-person singular presentgrollt,past tensegrollte,past participlegegrollt,auxiliaryhaben)

  1. (transitive)togrumble,tothunder
    Synonyms:donnern,krachen,rumsen
    Antonym:beruhigen
  2. (transitive)to beangry
    Synonym:zürnen
    Antonym:freuen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • grollen”inDudenonline
  • grollen”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache