rauschen

Meaning

  1. (weak) to rustle, crackle, whiz, fizz (make a continuous sound, e.g. of foliage in the wind, waves at shore, a radio without reception)
  2. (weak) to move while making such a sound, to rush, sweep
  3. (broadly, weak) to rush, race, storm (move quickly regardless of the sound)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

rusche

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁaʊ̯ʃən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German rūschen (also riuschen), from Old High German *rūskōn, from Proto-Germanic *rūskōną (“to storm, whiz, make a noise”). Cognate with Dutch ruisen and, possibly, with English rush (see there).

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