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roiskua — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  • splash noun The sound or spray made when something hits liquid.
  • splurge verb To spend money freely and extravagantly.
  • splutter noun A forceful emission of something, especially in small drops or particles; a spluttering or sputtering.

Senses

roiskua is used for these senses in English:

  • dash (ambitransitive, sometimes, figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
  • splash (transitive) To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.
  • splurge (ambitransitive) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.
  • splutter To make a sound or sounds of something forcefully emitting a substance in small drops or particles.
  • splutter Of a substance: to be emitted forcefully in small drops or particles.

dash — full definition

  1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
  3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

splash — full definition

  1. noun The sound or spray made when something hits liquid.
  2. noun A small amount of a liquid, or a small amount of a quality added to something.
  3. verb To cause liquid to scatter, or to be scattered by hitting a surface.
  4. verb Informal: to spend money freely, or to publicize something prominently.

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