kiiruhtaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bestir verb To make someone move quickly and energetically.
- bustle noun Busy, energetic activity and movement, especially of a crowd.
- hie verb To hurry or go quickly (archaic or literary).
- hurry verb To move or act with speed, or to make someone or something move faster.
- hustle verb To push, shove, or move someone quickly and often roughly.
- rush verb To hurry or do something very quickly, sometimes carelessly.
- scoot verb To move quickly, especially to leave in a hurry.
Senses
kiiruhtaa is used for these senses in English:
- bestir (reflexive) To make active; to rouse oneself.
- bustle To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).
- haul ass (US, vulgar, slang) To hurry; to move quickly, especially to leave.
- hie (intransitive, poetic) To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
- hurry (intransitive) To do things quickly.
- hustle (intransitive) To rush or hurry.
- make haste (intransitive, dated) To hurry or hasten.
- rush (transitive, or, intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
bestir — full definition
- verb To make someone move quickly and energetically.
- verb To make yourself become active or get moving, especially after being still.
bustle — full definition
- noun Busy, energetic activity and movement, especially of a crowd.
- verb To move about quickly and busily, often with a sense of purpose or fuss.
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