kyyristellä — meaning in English

English meaning

• cower verb To crouch down or shrink back in fear.
• genuflect verb To bend the knee, as a sign of submission.
• hunch noun A feeling or guess based on instinct rather than solid evidence.

Senses

kyyristellä is used for these senses in English:

• genuflect (intransitive, figurative) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.
• hunch (transitive) To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.
• hunch (transitive) To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone).

genuflect — full definition

1. verb To bend the knee, as a sign of submission.
2. verb To briefly kneel on one knee, usually as a formal sign of respect or worship.
3. verb To act in an overly submissive way; to grovel.

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