schuimen

Signification

1. (intransitive) to foam, to produce foam
2. (intransitive,transitive) to remove foam
3. (figuratively,intransitive,transitive) to remove impurities from something
4. (dated,intransitive,transitive) to plunder, to rob
5. (intransitive,transitive,uncommon) to rummage, to scour
6. (broadly,intransitive) to wander, to roam

Coupé comme

schui‧men

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsxœy̯.mə(n)/

Étymologie

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.