bummeln

== German == === Etymology === 17th century, for “to swing, waver” (of the clapper of a bell), iterative formation from onomatopoeic bim-bam-bum for the sound of a bell; compare bimmeln (“to ring”). From this Low German bummeln (18th c.) in the contemporary sense. Related with baumeln (likely an alteration after Baum) and Bommel (“bobble”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbʊml̩n], [ˈbʊməln] === Verb === bummeln (weak, third-person singular present bummelt, past tense bummelte, past participle gebummelt, auxiliary haben or sein) to slack, to dawdle to stroll, to ramble Synonym: schlendern archaic form of baumeln (“to hang slack, dangle”) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Bummel Bummelzug Bummelant, Bummelantin Bummelantentum bummelig === References === === Further reading === “bummeln”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “bummeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “bummeln” in Duden online “bummeln” in OpenThesaurus.de