surren

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Finnish

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Verb

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surren

  1. inflection of surra:
    1. first-person singular present potential
    2. instructive of second active infinitive

German

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Etymology

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17th century, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzʊʁən/
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Verb

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surren (weak, third-person singular present surrt, past tense surrte, past participle gesurrt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to buzz, whirr (make a dark, vibrating, metallic sound)
    Sie klingelte und kurz darauf surrte der Türöffner.
    She rang and after a short while the door opener buzzed.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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