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scheuchen.

to shoo, to drive (to make someone/something move quickly in a certain direction by way of threats, authority, loud noises, etc.)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃɔɪçən/
  1. to shoo, to drive (to make someone/something move quickly in a certain direction by way of threats, authority, loud noises, etc.)

    transitive · weak
    Ein Vogel hatte sich in unser Wohnzimmer verirrt, also haben wir ihn durch die Hintertür wieder nach draußen gescheucht.
    Er wollte uns verhauen und hat uns locker zehn Minuten durch die Gegend gescheucht.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German schiuhen (see there for more), making it a doublet of scheuen. The fortified pronunciation of word-finally and preconsonantally in Middle High German is generalized into all forms, first as a byform of scheuen, then becoming specific to certain senses.

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