paisuttaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• strut verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.
• swell verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.

Senses

paisuttaa is used for these senses in English:

• emboss To cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.
• strut (intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by out: to protuberate or stick out due to being full or swollen; to bulge, to swell.
• swell (transitive) To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.

strut — full definition

1. verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.
2. noun A supporting rod or beam that braces a structure.

swell — full definition

1. verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.
2. verb To grow gradually in force, loudness, or intensity.
3. noun A long, rolling ocean wave that continues after the wind that made it has died down.
4. adj Excellent; very good (informal, dated-sounding).

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