nuukahtaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• droop verb To bend or hang downward, especially from tiredness, weakness, or lack of support.
• pine noun An evergreen coniferous tree with needle-like leaves, or the wood it produces.

Senses

nuukahtaa is used for these senses in English:

• droop (intransitive) To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.
• pine (intransitive) To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.

droop — full definition

1. verb To bend or hang downward, especially from tiredness, weakness, or lack of support.
2. verb To lose energy, enthusiasm, or spirit.

pine — full definition

1. noun An evergreen coniferous tree with needle-like leaves, or the wood it produces.
2. verb To long for something painfully, especially someone absent, or to waste away from grief or longing.

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