säuseln

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German

Etymology

Since the 17th century, as a diminutivizing iterative sausen +‎ -eln.[1][2] Compare Dutch suizelen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔʏ̯zəln/,
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: säu‧seln

Verb

säuseln (weak, third-person singular present säuselt, past tense säuselte, past participle gesäuselt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to rustle (to make a soft crackling sound)
  2. to purr (to say something in a seductive manner)
    • 2005, Aslı Sevindim, Candlelight Döner. Geschichten über meine deutsch-türkische Familie, Berlin: Ullstein, →ISBN, page 156:
      Immer wieder zupften ein paar furchtbar tantige Tanten an mir herum und säuselten etwas über meine unschuldige Schönheit.
      Without cease some terribly aunty aunts picked at me and purred something about my blameless beauty.

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References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “säuseln”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
  2. ^ säuseln” in Duden online

Further reading

  • säuseln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • säuseln” in Duden online