zischen

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

zischen (weak, third-person singular present zischt, past tense zischte, past participle gezischt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to hiss, to sizzle, to whiz
  2. to move swiftly making a hissing sound
    Über mich weg zischte ein Schrapnell.
    A shrapnel whizzed over me.

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Further reading

  • zischen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zischen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zischen” in Duden online
  • zischen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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