toben

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), tobōn from Proto-West Germanic *dobēn. Cognate with Middle Low German dōven, Alemannic German tobe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːbn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: to‧ben

Verb

toben (weak, third-person singular present tobt, past tense tobte, past participle getobt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to rage, riot
  2. to clamor
    Das Publikum tobte bei der Aufführung. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (of children) to romp, frolic
    Die Kinder toben im Park. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

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

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “toben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “toben” in Duden online
  • “toben” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • “toben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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