hämmentää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- agitate verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
- baffle verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
- befuddle verb To perplex, confuse (someone).
- bemuse verb To confuse or bewilder.
- bewilder verb To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
- churn verb To stir or agitate a liquid vigorously, especially to make butter from cream.
- discombobulate verb To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
- disturb verb To interrupt someone's peace, quiet, or concentration.
- ferment verb To undergo a chemical change caused by yeast or bacteria, often turning sugars into alcohol or acid.
- fluster verb To throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
- jog noun A slow, steady run, often done for exercise.
- perplex verb To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
- roil verb To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
- stir verb To mix a liquid or substance by moving an object like a spoon through it.
- stump noun The part of a tree, plant, or limb left behind after the rest has been cut off.
Senses
hämmentää is used for these senses in English:
- baffle To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]
- befuddle (transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone).
- bemuse (transitive) To confuse or bewilder.
- churn (transitive, figuratively) To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.
- discombobulate (transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
- disturb (transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
- ferment To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.
- ferment To stir up, agitate, cause unrest or excitement in.
agitate — full definition
- verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
- verb To shake or stir something with force.
- verb To campaign publicly and persistently for a political or social cause.
baffle — full definition
- verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
- verb To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil.
- verb Of weather or wind: to hinder or prevent (a ship or its crew) from advancing.
- verb To dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control (a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound).