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schwirren.

to buzz

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʃvɪʁən]
  1. to buzz

    weak
  2. to whirr

    weak
  3. to twang

    weak
  4. to whiz

    weak
  5. to whirl around (in one's head)

    weak
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German swirren in the 17th century, from Old Saxon *swirrian, from Proto-West Germanic *swirrijan, from Proto-Germanic *swirrijaną, *swerrōną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum, whistle, sound, speak”). Cognate with Dutch zwieren, West Frisian swiere, Danish svirre, Swedish svirra.

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