hölmöillä — meaning in English

English meaning

• dote verb To show excessive love or fondness for someone, often overlooking their faults.
• piffle verb To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.

Senses

hölmöillä is used for these senses in English:

• dote (intransitive, archaic) To act in a foolish manner; to be senile.
• fool around (intransitive, idiom) To engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around.
• piffle To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
• play the fool (idiomatic) To behave in a foolish or comical manner.

piffle — full definition

1. verb To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
2. verb To waste, to fritter away.
3. verb To be squeamish or delicate.

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