kiertyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• rim noun The outer edge of something round, like a cup, wheel, or basketball hoop.
• spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
• swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
• swirl verb To move in a twisting, circular pattern.

Senses

kiertyä is used for these senses in English:

• go round To physically swirl or rotate.
• go round To rotate, to move in a circle.
• rim (transitive, or, intransitive, of a ball) To roll around a rim.
• spin (cricket, of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.
• spin (cricket, of a ball) To move sideways when bouncing.
• swing (intransitive, cricket, of a ball) To move sideways in its trajectory.
• swing (transitive, cricket) (of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
• swirl To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl.

rim — full definition

1. noun The outer edge of something round, like a cup, wheel, or basketball hoop.
2. noun The metal wheel that a tire is mounted on.

spin — full definition

1. verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
2. verb To present information in a biased way to make it look more favorable.
3. noun A biased or favorable slant put on a piece of news or information.
4. noun A short trip taken in a vehicle for pleasure.

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