rumkümmeln

German

Etymology

From rum- +‎ kümmeln. Probably variant of rumgammeln, associating it with Kümmel for comical reasons.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʊmˌkʏməl(n)/
  • Rhymes: -ʏməl, -ʏməln

Verb

rumkümmeln (weak, third-person singular present kümmelt rum, past tense kümmelte rum, past participle rumgekümmelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to hang out, in an especially sluggish manner; to loaf
    Synonyms: rumgammeln, abhängen, rumhängen, rumlungern, faulenzen

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