schwirren

Meaning

1. (weak) to buzz
2. (weak) to whirr
3. (weak) to twang
4. (weak) to whiz
5. (weak) to whirl around (in one's head)

Concepts

whistle

zoom

buzz

whir

vibrate

hum

twang

zip

beat

ping

whizz

knock

whiffle

Synonyms

vibrieren

surren

summen

flattern

brummen

strudeln

klopfen

schwingen

sausen

rauschen

verjagen

rascheln

zischen

sirren

flirren

Translations

vızıldamak

vibreren

zumbar

trillen

ronzare

uğuldamak

zumbir

frapper

vibrer

silbar

vibrar

fremir

vibrar

zunir

fiular

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

pfuure

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʃvɪʁən]

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German: swirren

Cognate with Dutch: zwieren

Cognate with Western Frisian: swiere

Cognate with Danish: svirre

Cognate with Swedish: svirra

In summary

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.