herumspuken

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German

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Etymology

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From herum +‎ spuken. Cognate with Dutch rondspoken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [hɛˈʁʊmˌʃpuːkn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: he‧r‧um‧spu‧ken

Verb

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herumspuken (weak, third-person singular present spukt herum, past tense spukte herum, past participle herumgespukt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to haunt [with in (+ dative) ‘someone/something’]
    Synonym: herumgeistern
    Diese Idee spukte in seinem Kopf herumThat idea haunted his mind

Conjugation

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