kähertää — meaning in English

English meaning

• frizz verb Of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls.
• wave noun A moving ridge on the surface of water, especially the sea.

Senses

kähertää is used for these senses in English:

• frizz (transitive) To curl; to make frizzy.
• wave (transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.

frizz — full definition

1. verb Of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls.
2. verb To curl; to make frizzy.
3. verb To form into little burs, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.
4. verb To make (leather) soft and of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.

wave — full definition

1. noun A moving ridge on the surface of water, especially the sea.
2. noun A moving disturbance that carries energy, such as sound, light, or radio signals.
3. noun A sudden but temporary surge or increase in something.
4. verb To move your hand back and forth, usually to greet someone or say goodbye.
5. verb To move loosely back and forth, or to have an undulating shape.

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