hyöky — meaning in English
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English meaning
- spate noun A sudden rush or outpouring of something, especially a large number of events happening close together.
- tide noun The regular rise and fall of the sea, caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
- torrent noun A violent, fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.
- waterfall noun A place where a stream or river drops steeply over a cliff or rock ledge.
Senses
hyöky is used for these senses in English:
- spate (countable) A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation.
- spate (countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.
- tidal wave (proscribed) A large, sudden inundation of water from the storm surge, or waves of that surge; a sudden surge of river water.
- tide A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.
- torrent A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
- waterfall (figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
spate — full definition
- noun A sudden rush or outpouring of something, especially a large number of events happening close together.
- noun A sudden flood, especially of a river swollen by heavy rain.
tide — full definition
- noun The regular rise and fall of the sea, caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
- noun A strong general trend or current of events, opinion, or feeling.
- verb To help someone get through a difficult period ("tide over").