roiskuttaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bespatter verb To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive 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
- verb To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.
- verb To soil by spattering.
- verb To asperse with calumny or reproach; shend.
dash — full definition
- verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
- noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.