GERMANIC

Phonological Pattern: "-le" Verbs (Reduplicative/Onomatopoeic)

baffle
The strange instructions completely baffled him.

boggle
The puzzle’s complexity made her mind boggle.

bungle
He managed to bungle the delicate repair.

cackle
The witch cackled at her successful spell.

crackle
The campfire began to crackle as wood caught flame.

dazzle
The lights from the stage dazzled the audience.

doodle
She doodled stars while daydreaming.

drizzle
It started to drizzle during our walk.

flicker
A candle’s flame flickered in the breeze.

gargle
He had to gargle salt water for his sore throat.

giggle
The audience began to giggle at the joke.

grumble
She began to grumble about the long day.

gurgle
Water gurgled as it poured from the jug.

guzzle
He could guzzle down a soda in seconds.

hustle
Salespeople had to hustle to meet the deadline.

jingle
I could hear the jingle of keys in her pocket.

muddle
Don’t muddle the papers; label them.

nuzzle
The kitten nuzzled my hand for attention.

rankle
His unfair comment continued to rankle her for days.

rattle
The loose window began to rattle in the wind.

ripple
A ripple of laughter spread through the room.

scuffle
They got into a small scuffle on the playground.

shuffle
He had to shuffle cards several times.

snaggle
The wire snaggled on the sharp edge.

sniffle
His nose started to sniffle after the walk.

snuggle
She snuggled the puppy close to her chest.

sparkle
The jewelry began to sparkle in the sun.

spackle
They used plaster to spackle the small holes.

straggle
The path began to straggle behind the others.

tangle
Don’t tangle the cords behind the desk.

tickle
The feather lightly tickled my arm.

tingle
My hands tingled from the cold.

tussle
They got into a brief tussle over the toy.

twinkle
Stars began to twinkle in the night sky.

waggle
The puppy waggled its tail excitedly.

waddle
The toddler waddled across the room.

wriggle
Earthworms wriggled back into the soil.

Device or Tool Nouns

beeper
The doctor clipped a beeper to his belt in case of emergencies.

blender
She used the blender to make a fruit smoothie.

buzzer
A loud buzzer signaled the end of the game.

grinder
He ran the coffee beans through the grinder.

jointer
The carpenter used a jointer to smooth the edges of the boards.

plunger
He grabbed the plunger to unclog the sink.

printer
The printer jammed halfway through the report.

sander
She used a sander to smooth the wooden table.

scanner
I placed the document on the scanner to create a digital copy.

shredder
He fed the old contracts into the shredder.

speaker
Music blasted through the Bluetooth speaker.

stapler
She clicked the stapler shut after fastening the papers together.

strainer
Pour the pasta through the strainer to drain the water.

toaster
The toaster burned my last piece of bread.

ticker
A stock ticker at the bottom of the screen showed the latest prices.

zipper
He tugged at the zipper of his jacket to close it.

Vehicle or Machinery Nouns

backhoe-loader
The crew used a backhoe-loader to dig the foundation.

bumper
The car’s bumper was dented in the parking lot.

dumpster
They threw all the trash into the dumpster behind the building.

loader
The loader scooped up a pile of dirt from the construction site.

muffler
Her car’s muffler was so loud it set off alarms.

reclaimer
A reclaimer was used to recover asphalt from the old road.

trailer
They hauled the furniture in a trailer behind their van.

Agent Nouns (Person Who Does X)

bouncer
The bouncer checked IDs before letting anyone into the club.

chaser
The dog was a relentless chaser of squirrels.

gossiper
She had a reputation for being the office gossiper.

hacker
A skilled hacker bypassed the security system.

hoarder
The hoarder refused to throw anything away.

jogger
The jogger waved as she passed by the park.

lurker
He was a lurker in the forum, never commenting, just reading.

scammer
A scammer tried to trick her into giving out her bank info.

stander
The bystander watched the commotion from the sidewalk.

thriller
I stayed up all night reading a psychological thriller.

🌀 Informal, Slangy, or Invented Words

booster
The tech startup released a signal booster for Wi-Fi coverage.

clicker
Pass me the clicker so I can change the channel.

scraper
He used a scraper to peel old paint from the wall.

slammer
He spent the night in the slammer after the bar fight.

sniffer
The network sniffer detected suspicious traffic.

swirler
The latte art had a perfect little swirler in the foam.

tumbler
She poured her iced tea into a metal tumbler.

zapper
He used a zapper to kill the mosquitoes in his room.

scribble
(ref: Amadeus)

hurdle

girdle

kettle

settle