jahkailla — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dither verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
- falter verb To lose strength, confidence, or momentum; to hesitate or waver.
- procrastinate verb To keep putting off something you should be doing, usually because it feels difficult or unpleasant, and to do something easier instead.
Senses
jahkailla is used for these senses in English:
- dither (figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
- falter (ambitransitive) To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
- hem and haw (idiomatic, US) To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action or making up one's mind.
- procrastinate (transitive) To put off; to delay (something).
dither — full definition
- verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
- verb To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
- verb To do something nervously.
- verb To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:
falter — full definition
- verb To lose strength, confidence, or momentum; to hesitate or waver.
- verb To stumble or move unsteadily.