Polyglot Dictionary

schwirren

/ˈʃvɪʁən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
schwirrt
past
schwirrte
perfect
hat/ist geschwirrt

Meaning

  1. to buzz, to whirr, to whiz around

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Similar words

summen

Summen is a steady hum or buzz (a bee, a machine); schwirren is a whizzing, whirring buzz, often with rapid movement (insects whizzing around).

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