zischen

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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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.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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