rumpeln

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German rumpeln, from Middle Low German rumpelen, ultimately onomatopoeic iteratives. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʁʊmpl̩n] Hyphenation: rum‧peln === Verb === rumpeln (weak, third-person singular present rumpelt, past tense rumpelte, past participle gerumpelt, auxiliary haben or sein) (intransitive) (often impersonal) to make a low-pitched thudding or tumbling sound (often with a degree of irregularity) [auxiliary haben] Synonym: poltern to rumble (to move with a heavy, low-pitched sound) [auxiliary sein] Synonym: poltern ==== Usage notes ==== Rumpeln evokes the sounds caused by heavy things banging into each other while tumbling or vibrating at a lower frequency. Typical examples of causing such sounds include a washing mashine, a vehicle moving over uneven ground, or the operation of heavy machinery in general. The sound is typically considered part of the background noise, unlike poltern, which tends to be violent enough to draw attention to itself. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== entrümpeln === References === === Further reading === “rumpeln”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “rumpeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “rumpeln (poltern, rütteln, fahren)” in Duden online “rumpeln (waschen, knittern)” in Duden online “rumpeln” in OpenThesaurus.de