grollen

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German *grollen, from Proto-Germanic *gruljaną (“to yell; shout at”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to grumble”). Compare English growl.

Pronunciation
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Verb

grollen (weak, third-person singular present grollt, past tense grollte, past participle gegrollt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to grumble, to thunder
    Synonyms: donnern, krachen, rumsen
    Antonym: beruhigen
  2. (transitive) to be angry
    Synonym: zürnen
    Antonym: freuen

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • Donnergrollen (“rolling thunder”)

Further reading
  • “grollen” in Duden online
  • “grollen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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