toben

See also: tőben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German toben, from Old High German tobēn, tobōn from Proto-West Germanic *dobēn. Cognate with Middle Low German dōven, Alemannic German tobe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːbən/, [ˈtʰoːbn̩], [ˈtʰoːbm̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: to‧ben

Verb

toben (weak, third-person singular present tobt, past tense tobte, past participle getobt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to rage, riot
  2. to clamor
    Das Publikum tobte bei der Aufführung. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (of children) to romp, frolic
    Die Kinder toben im Park. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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Further reading

  • “toben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “toben” in Duden online
  • “toben” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • “toben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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