schäumen
Meaning
- (weak) to froth, to foam
- (weak) to fume (to feel or express great anger)
Synonyms
perlen
sich kräuseln
sich sträuben
Schaum geben
efferveszieren
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃɔɪ̯.mən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German schoumen, schemen, schūmen, from Old High German scūmen, skūmen, from Proto-West Germanic *skūmijan (“to foam, froth”), from Proto-West Germanic *skūm (“foam”). Cognate with German Low German schumen, Dutch schuimen, English scum.
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