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svirre

verbverb

EtymologyOpphav

fra tysk; beslektet med surre (I)to buzz, to hum · to muddle, to get things mixed up · to fry gently from German; related to surre (I)to buzz, to hum · to muddle, to get things mixed up · to fry gently

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. fare med hvinende eller surrende lyd to move with a whistling or whirring sound
    • piler og spyd svirret gjennom lufta arrows and spears whizzed through the air
  2. fare hit og dit;
    flagre urolig
    to dart to and fro;
    to flutter restlessly
    • barna svirrer rundt i alle retninger the children are dashing about in all directions
    • nattsvermerne svirret rundt utelampa the moths fluttered around the outdoor lamp
  3. virvle (1)to whirl;
    rotere (1)to rotate
    to whirlvirvle (1);
    to rotaterotere (1)
    • det store hjulet svirrer rundt the big wheel spins round
  4. om utsagn, tanker eller lignende: være i raskt (og kaotisk) omløp of statements, thoughts or the like: to be in rapid (and chaotic) circulation
    • det svirret med rykter i bygda rumours were flying around the village
    • påstander svirret om ørene claims were flying about his ears
    • spørsmålene svirrer i lufta the questions are buzzing in the air
    • tanker som svirrer rundt i hodet thoughts whirling round in one’s head