nykiä — meaning in English

English meaning

• fidget verb To move restlessly or make small nervous movements.
• tug verb To pull at something with a sharp or sustained effort.

Senses

nykiä is used for these senses in English:

• fidget (intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
• tug (transitive) To pull hard repeatedly.

tug — full definition

1. verb To pull at something with a sharp or sustained effort.
2. noun A sudden, forceful pull.
3. noun Short for tugboat.

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