assail in Finnish
assail in Finnish is käydä kimppuun — assail means to attack someone fiercely, either physically or with strong criticism.
assail in Finnish
käydä kimppuun
(transitive) To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).
What does "assail" mean?
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verb To attack someone fiercely, either physically or with strong criticism.
"Our ears were assailed by her joyous efforts on her new saxophone."
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verb To win an argument against someone or something, defeating their case.
""Yes," he said, half musing to himself, "I knew it must exist: the one explanation that accounts for everything and cannot be assailed. We have reached the bed-rock of truth at last.""
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assail in a sentence
- Our ears were assailed by her joyous efforts on her new saxophone.
- Muggers assailed them as they entered an alley.
- "Yes," he said, half musing to himself, "I knew it must exist: the one explanation that accounts for everything and cannot be assailed. We have reached the bed-rock of truth at last."
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What is "assail" in Finnish?
"assail" in Finnish is käydä kimppuun. assail means: To attack someone fiercely, either physically or with strong criticism.
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