dumpf

Meaning

  1. dull
  2. hollow, muffled, dead (sound)
  3. vague
  4. musty, stifling (atmosphere)
  5. nagging (pain)

Frequency

36k
Pronounced as (IPA)
[dʊmpf]
Etymology

In summary

Gradation from Middle High German dimpfen (“to smoke, fume”), and related to Dampf (“steam”), see there for more. English dank has been speculated to be related.

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