säntäillä — meaning in English

English meaning

• flirt verb To behave in a playful, teasing way toward someone to show romantic or sexual interest.
• flit verb To move quickly and lightly from one place to another.
• zigzag noun A line or path that goes sharply from side to side in alternating directions.

Senses

säntäillä is used for these senses in English:

• flirt (intransitive) To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions. [from 16th c.]
• flit To move about rapidly and nimbly.
• squirrel around To move or search erratically, especially as if hurried or confused.
• zigzag To move or to twist in a zigzag manner.

flirt — full definition

1. verb To behave in a playful, teasing way toward someone to show romantic or sexual interest.
2. verb To show a passing, casual interest in an idea or activity, without full commitment.
3. noun A person who flirts often.

flit — full definition

1. verb To move quickly and lightly from one place to another.
2. verb To move house suddenly, especially to escape debts.
3. noun A quick, darting movement.

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