kuihtua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- droop verb To bend or hang downward, especially from tiredness, weakness, or lack of support.
- wallow verb To roll around in mud, water, or something similarly messy.
- waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
- wilt verb To droop and lose freshness, as a plant does when it lacks water.
- wither verb To shrink, dry up, or lose freshness, especially from lack of water.
Senses
kuihtua is used for these senses in English:
- droop (intransitive) To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.
- wallow (figurative) To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.
- waste (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
- waste away (idiomatic) To lose energy or become weak and feeble.
- wilt (intransitive) To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag.
- wilt (transitive) To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.
- wither (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
- wither (intransitive, figurative) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
droop — full definition
- verb To bend or hang downward, especially from tiredness, weakness, or lack of support.
- verb To lose energy, enthusiasm, or spirit.
wallow — full definition
- verb To roll around in mud, water, or something similarly messy.
- verb To indulge excessively in an emotion or situation, especially self-pity.
- noun A muddy pool where animals go to wallow.