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 noun Brause, in turn from the "to make dissonant noise" sense of this verb. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbraʊ̯z(ə)n/ Homophone: browsen === Verb === brausen (weak, third-person singular present braust, past tense brauste, past participle gebraust, auxiliary haben or sein) to make dissonant noise; roar, as done by wind or water to drive fast; to race Das Auto braust über die Autobahn. ― The car is racing over the highway. (dated) to shower Synonym: duschen ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “brausen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “brausen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “brausen” in Duden online “brausen” in OpenThesaurus.de