stöbern

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtøːbɐn/
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  • Hyphenation: stö‧bern

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German stöuber (hound), derived from stöuben (to scare up, flush out), factitive of stieben. Compare stieben, Danish støve.

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stöbern (weak, third-person singular present stöbert, past tense stöberte, past participle gestöbert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to browse, to rummage
    Wonach stöberst du in meinen Sachen?
    What are you rummaging for in my things?
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      Und trotzdem hat Jazz eine kleine, eingeschworene Fangemeinde, die geduldig in Plattenläden oder im Internet stöbert und Livekonzerte besucht.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Low German stobern, iterative of stowen, stöben (blow around like dust).

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stöbern (weak, third-person singular present stöbert, past tense stöberte, past participle gestöbert, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (regional, impersonal) to snow [auxiliary haben]
  2. (regional) to blow around [auxiliary sein]
  3. (Southern Germany) to clean up [auxiliary haben]
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