verb#5,757 by frequency

wehen

/ˈveːən/

to blow; to flutter, wave; to fly

Meanings

1
to blow — of wind, a storm, etc.
- Es weht ein starker Wind.
  The wind is blowing hard.
  Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Nachts wehte ein starker Wind.
  At night, a strong wind was blowing.
  Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to flutter, wave (in the wind); to fly (of a flag)
- An diesem Tag wehten japanische Flaggen.
  On that day, Japanese flags were flying.
  Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR