müffeln

1.

to be stinky

(colloquial, only for actual stench)
Examples
  • Im Keller müffelt es schon wieder.
  • It smells musty in the basement again.

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Vocab: die Nase, die Nasenflügel, die Nebenhöhlen, schnauben, rümpfen, der Geruch, der Gestank, die Stupsnase

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How many meanings does the German word 'müffeln' have?

müffeln has 1 distinct meaning: 1. to be stinky .

What is the past tense of 'müffeln'?

hat gemüffelt / müffelte

What is 'müffeln' related to?

The word 'müffeln' is related to muffelig.

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Nose Words in German – Let’s Collect Vocab
We'll talk about anything 'nose' :). So words for the parts, verbs that relate to nose, and a whole bunch of nice idioms with "die Nase". #vocab-galore
Vocab: die Nase, die Nasenflügel, die Nebenhöhlen, schnauben, rümpfen, der Geruch, der Gestank, die Stupsnase
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