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holpern.

to jolt, to bump, to rumble (to move roughly over uneven terrain; especially of vehicles)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to jolt, to bump, to rumble (to move roughly over uneven terrain; especially of vehicles)

    intransitive · weak
  2. to stumble, to not run entirely smoothly, to have occasional issues (of a process or the flow of a creative work)

    figuratively · intransitive · weak
    Die Umsetzung hat leider etwas geholpert. / Bei der Umsetzung hat es leider etwas geholpert.
Where this word comes from

Early New High German, of unclear origin, possibly of imitative origin (lautmalend). However, compare Lithuanian klupt (“to bend or move quickly, jolt, stumble, fall upon”) and klùpti, klū́poti (“to kneel”).

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