ruisen

Meaning

to rustle (e.g. of leaves)

Concepts

swish

murmur

rustle

mutter

babble

make a noise

rush

whisper

whoosh

Synonyms

ritselen

mompelen

morren

mummelen

murmelen

brommen

suizen

kabbelen

rumoeren

lawaai maken

Translations

rauschen

murmeln

murmurer

sussurer

murren

murmurar

resmungar

murmurar

murmurar

farfalhar

brogir

rascheln

remorejar

frémir

chuchoter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈrœy̯sə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: ruusschen

In summary

From Middle Dutch ruusschen, from Old Dutch *rūskon, from Proto-Germanic *rūskōną (“to rustle”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with German rauschen, Middle Low German rûschen, English rush. The now obsolete sense “to make noise” was due to confluence with unrelated druisen (whose unexpected -s- instead of -z- is due to the same reason).