brausen

See also: Brausen

German

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈbraʊ̯z(ə)n/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: browsen

Verb

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:
      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
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  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

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Further reading
  • “brausen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “brausen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “brausen” in Duden online
  • “brausen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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