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schuimen.

to foam, to produce foam

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsxœy̯.mə(n)/
  1. to foam, to produce foam

    intransitive
  2. to remove foam

    intransitive · transitive
  3. to remove impurities from something

    figuratively · intransitive · transitive
  4. to plunder, to rob

    dated · intransitive · transitive
  5. to rummage, to scour

    intransitive · transitive · uncommon
  6. to wander, to roam

    broadly · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schumen, from Old Dutch *scūmen, *skūmen, from Proto-West Germanic *skūmijan (“to foam, froth”), from Proto-West Germanic *skūm (“foam”). Equivalent to schuim (“foam”) + -en.

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