auf|türmen
Translation
to pile up, to stack up, to loom
Examples
Er türmte die Bücher auf dem Tisch auf.
He piled the books up on the table.
Die Wolken türmen sich am Horizont auf.
The clouds are piling up on the horizon.
Grammar Patterns
((et4)) auf|türmen to pile sth. up He piled up the boxes in the warehouse.
sichAkk auf|türmen to pile up, to loom A mountain of work piled up before us.
Similar Words
Synonyms: stapeln (to stack), anhäufen (to accumulate); Antonyms: abbauen (to dismantle), verteilen (to distribute)
Etymology
Composed of the prefix `auf-` (up) and `türmen` (to tower, derived from `Turm`, 'tower'). It literally means 'to tower up'.
Memory Tips
Picture building a tower (`Turm`) by piling things `auf` (up, on top of each other).