schrikken — meaning in English

English meaning

• harrow noun A heavy farming tool with rows of spikes or discs, dragged over ploughed soil to break it up.
• quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
• startle verb To give someone a sudden shock or fright, usually without real danger.

Senses

schrikken is used for these senses in English:

• harrow (transitive) To traumatize or disturb; to torment, distress or vex.
• quench (transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
• quenching (metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
• startle (intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

harrow — full definition

1. noun A heavy farming tool with rows of spikes or discs, dragged over ploughed soil to break it up.
2. verb To deeply upset or torment someone.

quench — full definition

1. verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
2. verb To put out a fire or extinguish a flame.
3. verb To rapidly cool hot metal by plunging it into water or oil.

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