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schäumen.

to froth, to foam

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃɔɪ̯.mən/
  1. to froth, to foam

    weak
  2. to fume (to feel or express great anger)

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German schoumen, schemen, schūmen, from Old High German scūmen, skūmen, from Proto-West Germanic *skūmijan (“to foam, froth”), from Proto-West Germanic *skūm (“foam”). Cognate with German Low German schumen, Dutch schuimen, English scum.

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