fauchen.
to hiss, to spit, to growl
Meaning & usage
to hiss, to spit, to growl
to hiss (e.g., escaping steam)
to snap (to speak in an irritable way)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German pfūchen, phūchen, from Old High German *pfūhhan (“to spit, puff”), from Proto-Germanic *pukaną (“to spit, puff”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). The modern onset f- instead of pf- is from East Central German. Compare English puke.
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