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rauschen.

to rustle, crackle, whiz, fizz (make a continuous sound, e.g. of foliage in the wind, waves at shore, a radio without reception)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈraʊ̯ʃən/[ˈʁaʊ̯.ʃn̩]
  1. to rustle, crackle, whiz, fizz (make a continuous sound, e.g. of foliage in the wind, waves at shore, a radio without reception)

    weak
  2. to move while making such a sound, to rush, sweep

    weak
  3. to rush, race, storm (move quickly regardless of the sound)

    broadly · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rūschen (also riuschen), from Old High German *rūskōn, from Proto-West Germanic *rūskōn, from Proto-Germanic *rūskōną (“to storm, whiz, make a noise”). Cognate with Dutch ruisen and, possibly, with English rush (see there).

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