pumpern

From Middle High German pumpern, pümpern, iterative of Middle High German pumpen, possibly derived from Medieval Latin bumbus, a variant of bombus (“buzz, hum, groan, growl, boom”). Alternatively from an independent onomatopoetic Germanic source.

• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥umb̥ːɐn/
• Hyphenation: pum‧pern

pumpern (past participle pumpert)

1. to thud, to thump (to make a thudding, thumping noise)

   Då pumpert's, heast as ah? ― There is a thumping noise, do you hear it too?

2. to knock, to hammer against something

   Er håd gegn de Tia pumpert, owa es håd kaner aufgmåcht. ― He hammered against the door, but nobody opened.

3. to throb, to pound, to thump (e.g., heart)

   I bi so aufgregt, mei Herz pumpert ois wia. ― I'm so nervous, my heart is pounding like crazy.

• Pumperer