schuimen

Meaning

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

Hyphenated as

schui‧men

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsxœy̯.mə(n)/

Etymology

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.