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)

(often in negation) to grumble, give a weak sound of discontent
Synonym: mucksen
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!