kähertää — meaning in English

English meaning

• frizz verb Of hair, to twist into small, tight curls, often untidily.
• 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 twist into small, tight curls, often untidily.
2. verb To make something curl tightly.
3. verb To raise small rough bumps or tufts on the surface of cloth.
4. verb To rub leather with a hard tool until it becomes soft and an even thickness.

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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