stänkern
Meaning
to provoke someone by aggressive criticizing
Concepts
Synonyms
Unruhe stiften
Gestank machen
Gestank erzeugen
Unruhe bringen
Stunk machen
Unfrieden stiften
Streit suchen
pesten
Translations
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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