roeren
Meaning
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- (transitive) to stir, scramble
- (transitive) to move, budge
- (figuratively,transitive) touch, move (to cause emotion)
- (transitive) to play an instrument
Concepts
stir
move
touch
whip
froth
whirl
affect
mix
agitate
applaud
bang
beat
break
clap
coin
cream
duel
fan
fight
fly
hammer
hit
palpitate
pound
retreat
scour
scramble
scuffle
slam
strike
throb
thrash
thresh
wallop
curl
stirring
shake
churn
revolve
turn
Frequency
Hyphenated as
roe‧ren
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈrurə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch roeren, from Old Dutch ruoren, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōzijaną.
New
roer
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- (neuter) a boat's wheel
- (neuter) a rudder, device to steer a vessel
- (figuratively,neuter) (used absolutely, with the definite article: het roer) control
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