säikäyttää — meaning in English

English meaning

• rattle verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.
• scare noun A sudden fright, or an event that causes widespread alarm.
• spook noun A ghost or supernatural apparition.
• startle verb To give someone a sudden shock or fright, usually without real danger.

Senses

säikäyttää is used for these senses in English:

• rattle (transitive, figurative, informal) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
• scare (intransitive) (To be able) to be scared.
• spook (transitive) To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
• startle (transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.

rattle — full definition

1. verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.
2. verb To unsettle or unnerve someone, making them lose composure.
3. noun A baby's toy that makes a shaking noise, or any object that produces that kind of noise.
4. noun A rapid series of short, sharp sounds.

scare — full definition

1. noun A sudden fright, or an event that causes widespread alarm.
2. verb To frighten someone, often briefly or mildly.

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