zagen

Definitions of zagen
  1. noun
    a harsh noise made by scraping
    synonyms: afschraapsel, gekras, kattegejank, kattengejank, kras, krassen, schraapsel, schrapen, schrapsel
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    type of:
    geruis, ruis
    sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
  2. verb
    cut with a saw
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    type of:
    aansnijden, snijden
    separate with or as if with an instrument
  3. verb
    indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
    synonyms: briesen, ronken, snorken, snurken
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    type of:
    uiten
    express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
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