stänkern

Meaning

to provoke someone by aggressive criticizing

Synonyms

Unruhe stiften

Gestank machen

Gestank erzeugen

Unruhe bringen

Stunk machen

Unfrieden stiften

Streit suchen

pesten

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtɛŋkɐn/
Etymology

Frequentative of obsolete stänken (“to create bad smell”), which is a causative to stinken (“to smell badly”). Analysable as Stank + -ern.

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