aufscheuchen

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German

Etymology

auf- +‎ scheuchen

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  • Hyphenation: auf‧scheu‧chen

Verb

aufscheuchen (weak, third-person singular present scheucht auf, past tense scheuchte auf, past participle aufgescheucht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to scare up (animals), to flush (birds), to startle
    Synonyms: aufjagen, erschrecken
    Mein Hund hat vor ein paar Tagen eine Wildente aufgescheucht.My dog scared up a wild duck the other day.
    Scheuche die Vögel nicht auf!Don't flush the birds!

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