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Etymology
From Dutch zweven, from Middle Dutch sweven, from Old Dutch sweven (“to freely move back and forth, float”), from Proto-Germanic *swibāną, from Proto-Indo-European *sweyp-, *sweyb- (“to twist, turn around”).
Pronunciation
Verb
sweef (present sweef, present participle swewende, past participle gesweef)
- to float (in the air)
- to hover