heilua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- careen verb To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
- jiggle verb To move or shake something with quick, short movements from side to side.
- oscillate verb To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
- swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
- vacillate verb To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
- wag verb To swing repeatedly from side to side.
- waver verb To hesitate or show signs of doubt, especially about a decision or resolve.
Senses
heilua is used for these senses in English:
- careen (intransitive) To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
- jiggle (transitive) To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle.
- oscillate (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
- swing (intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
- swing (intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
- vacillate (intransitive) To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
- wag To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.
- waver Chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary.
careen — full definition
- verb To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
- verb To tilt on one side.
- verb To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
- verb To tilt or lean while in motion.