jänistää — meaning in English

English meaning

• bottle noun A container, usually glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids.
• funk noun A strong, unpleasant smell, especially body odor.

Senses

jänistää is used for these senses in English:

• bottle (British, slang) To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.
• chicken out (idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
• funk (ambitransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.
• get cold feet To develop cold feet, in the sense of nervousness about going through with something.

bottle — full definition

1. noun A container, usually glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids.
2. noun A container with a nipple used to feed liquid, especially milk or formula, to a baby.
3. noun (British, informal) Nerve or courage.
4. verb To put a liquid into bottles for storage or sale.
5. verb To hold back or suppress feelings instead of expressing them, especially in "bottle up."

funk — full definition

1. noun A strong, unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
2. noun A style of rhythmic dance music derived from soul music, featuring a strong bass line and syncopated beat.
3. noun A state of depression, gloom, or nervous fear.
4. verb To give off an unpleasant smell.

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