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pärskyttää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dabble verb To try an activity casually or occasionally, without serious commitment.
  • splutter noun A forceful emission of something, especially in small drops or particles; a spluttering or sputtering.

Senses

pärskyttää is used for these senses in English:

  • dabble (transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.
  • splutter To forcefully emit (something), especially in small drops or particles; to sputter.
  • splutter To spray droplets of saliva from the mouth while eating or speaking.
  • splutter Of a thing: to forcefully emit something, especially in small drops or particles.

dabble — full definition

  1. verb To try an activity casually or occasionally, without serious commitment.
  2. verb To splash a body part gently in water or soft mud, often playfully.

splutter — full definition

  1. noun A forceful emission of something, especially in small drops or particles; a spluttering or sputtering.
  2. noun A forceful choking or spitting sound.
  3. noun A noisy commotion.
  4. noun A disagreement or dispute.

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