brausen

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Brausen

German

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle High German brūsen, from Old High German *brūsen, from Proto-Germanic *brausijaną (to break; crack; crackle). More at bruise. The sense "to shower" is a back-formation from Brause.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

brausen (weak, third-person singular present braust, past tense brauste, past participle gebraust, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to make dissonant noise; roar, as done by wind or water
    • 1780, Christoph Martin Wieland, Oberon[1]:
      Inzwischen bricht mit fürchterlichem sausen / Ein unerhörter sturm von allen seiten los; / Des Erdballs axe kracht, der wolken schwarzer schoos / Gießt feuerströme aus, das Meer beginnt zu brausen
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to drive fast; race
    Das Auto braust über die Autobahn.The car is racing over the highway.
  3. (dated) to shower
    Synonym: duschen

Conjugation

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • brausen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • brausen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • brausen” in Duden online
  • brausen” in OpenThesaurus.de