mucken

German

Etymology

15th century, from a Proto-West Germanic verb, probably attested in Old High German firmucken (“to be obtuse”). Cognate with Middle Low German mucken, Dutch mokken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊkən/, [ˈmʊ.kŋ̍], [ˈmʊ.kən]

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• Hyphenation: mu‧cken

Verb

mucken (weak, third-person singular present muckt, past tense muckte, past participle gemuckt, auxiliary haben)

1. (often in negation) to grumble, give a weak sound of discontent

   Synonym: mucksen

2. to be defiant, noncompliant, especially against someone who threatens one

   Synonym: aufmucken

   Willst du mucken? Dann fängst du dir direkt eine, Alter!

   You wanna act up? You’ll catch it right now, mate!

Related terms

• Mucks

Further reading

• “mucken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “mucken” in Duden online