verpuffen

== German == === Etymology === ver- +‎ puffen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fərˈpʊfən/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˈpʊ.fən], [fɛɐ̯-], [-fn̩], [-fɱ̩] Hyphenation: ver‧puf‧fen === Verb === verpuffen (weak, third-person singular present verpufft, past tense verpuffte, past participle verpufft, auxiliary sein) (chemistry) to explode through deflagration (rather than detonation) (figurative) to fizzle out; to die down fast; to fail to have the intended effect ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verpuffen Verpuffung === Further reading === “verpuffen” in Duden online “verpuffen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)