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stieben.

to swirl and fly somewhere (of small particles, such as dust or sparks)

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Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃtiːbən/[ˈʃtiː.bn̩]
  1. to swirl and fly somewhere (of small particles, such as dust or sparks)

    class-2 · intransitive · literary · strong
  2. to scatter and run away, typically in panic

    class-2 · intransitive · literary · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German stieben, from Old High German stioban, from Proto-West Germanic *steuban, from Proto-Germanic *steubaną. Cognate to Dutch stuiven.

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