nöyristellä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- creep verb To move slowly, quietly, or close to the ground.
- fawn noun A young deer, usually under a year old.
- grovel verb To lie or crawl face-down on the ground, often out of fear or submission.
- kowtow verb To kneel and bow so low that the forehead touches the ground, as a sign of deep respect or submission.
- root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
Senses
nöyristellä is used for these senses in English:
- creep To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn.
- grovel (intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.
- kowtow (figuratively) To grovel, act in a very submissive manner; to show obeisance to (someone or something) in such a manner; to bow.
- root (by extension) To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.
creep — full definition
- verb To move slowly, quietly, or close to the ground.
- verb To change or increase very gradually, often in an unwelcome way.
- noun An unpleasant or unsettling person, especially one who behaves in a sexually inappropriate way.
fawn — full definition
- noun A young deer, usually under a year old.
- noun A light yellowish-brown colour.
- verb To seek approval or favour through excessive flattery or servile behaviour.