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kierittää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • circulate verb To move continuously through a system, or to travel around and mix with a group of people.
  • roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.

Senses

kierittää is used for these senses in English:

  • circulate (transitive) to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
  • roll (ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.

circulate — full definition

  1. verb To move continuously through a system, or to travel around and mix with a group of people.
  2. verb To spread information, rumours, or documents so they reach many people.

roll — full definition

  1. verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
  2. verb To form something into a cylindrical or spherical shape by turning it over on itself.
  3. verb To begin or set something in motion, especially filming or an event.
  4. noun A small individually baked piece of bread.
  5. noun A cylindrical bundle of something rolled up.

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