gurren

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊʁən/
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Verb

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gurren (weak, third-person singular present gurrt, past tense gurrte, past participle gegurrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (of birds) to make a low sound
    1. (usually, of pigeons) to coo
      • 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
        Dazu zirpten unzählige Zikaden, […], wilde Tauben gurrten wie im Traume.
        In addition countless cicadas chirped, […], wild pigeons cooed like in a dream.
    2. (less common, of chickens) to cluck

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • gurren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • gurren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • gurren” in Duden online
  • gurren” in OpenThesaurus.de