schwirren

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German swirren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃvɪʁən]
  • (file)

Verb

schwirren (third-person singular simple present schwirrt, past tense schwirrte, past participle geschwirrt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (insect) to buzz
  2. (bird) to whirr
  3. (bowstring) to twang
  4. (arrow, bullet) to whiz
  5. to whirl around (in one's head)

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