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kuolata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dribble verb In sports such as football or basketball, to move the ball forward by repeatedly bouncing or tapping it.
  • drool verb To let saliva trickle from the mouth, often in anticipation of food.
  • gleek noun A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
  • slaver noun A person who trades in or owns slaves.
  • slobber verb To let saliva drip or drool from the mouth.

Senses

kuolata is used for these senses in English:

  • dribble To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
  • drool (ambitransitive) To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
  • gleek (informal) To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid (including saliva) through the teeth or from under the tongue, sometimes by pressing the tongue against the salivary glands.
  • slaver (intransitive) To drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber.
  • slobber To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth.

dribble — full definition

  1. verb In sports such as football or basketball, to move the ball forward by repeatedly bouncing or tapping it.
  2. verb To let saliva or liquid drip slowly from the mouth or from a container.
  3. noun A small trickle of liquid, or an act of dribbling a ball.

drool — full definition

  1. verb To let saliva trickle from the mouth, often in anticipation of food.
  2. verb To react to something with uncontrolled desire or admiration.

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