summen

/ˈzʊmən/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

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

Similar in other languages

English

buzz is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to hum, to buzz."

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Last updated 2026-09-18