roiskuttaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• bespatter verb To cover something with drops or splashes of a wet or sticky substance.
• dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
• flash verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
• spatter verb To splash small drops of a liquid onto someone or something.

Senses

roiskuttaa is used for these senses in English:

• bespatter (transitive) To soil by spattering.
• dash (ambitransitive, sometimes, figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
• flash (transitive, obsolete) To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.
• spatter (transitive) To distribute (a liquid) by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.

bespatter — full definition

1. verb To cover something with drops or splashes of a wet or sticky substance.
2. verb To make something dirty by splashing it with drops of liquid or mud.
3. verb To attack someone's reputation with false or unfair criticism.

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.

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