jyrsiä — meaning in English

English meaning

• gnaw verb To bite or chew persistently on something tough.
• mill noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.

Senses

jyrsiä is used for these senses in English:

• gnaw (ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
• mill (transitive) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
• mill (transitive) To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).

gnaw — full definition

1. verb To bite or chew persistently on something tough.
2. verb To cause ongoing worry or discomfort.

mill — full definition

1. noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.
2. noun A factory that processes a raw material, such as paper, steel, or cloth.
3. noun An institution or business that churns out large quantities of something with little regard for quality, often used dismissively.
4. verb To grind, cut, or shape material using a mill or milling machine.
5. verb Of a crowd, to move around aimlessly or in a disorganised way (usually as "mill about/around").

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