vervelen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- annoy verb To bother or irritate someone, especially through repeated small actions.
- bore verb To make someone feel uninterested and tired through dullness.
- chafe noun Warmth produced by rubbing against something.
- chagrin noun A feeling of embarrassment or disappointment when a plan fails or something is not valued.
- grate noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
Senses
vervelen is used for these senses in English:
- annoy (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- bore (transitive) To inspire boredom in somebody.
- chafe (intransitive, figurative) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
- chagrin (transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify.
- grate (by extension, intransitive) To get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy.
bore — full definition
- verb To make someone feel uninterested and tired through dullness.
- verb To drill a hole through something.
- noun A person or thing that is dull and uninteresting.
- noun The inner diameter of a tube or gun barrel.
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