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sirotella — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dither verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
  • dredge noun A machine or device used to scoop up material from the bottom of a body of water.
  • powder noun A dry substance made of fine loose particles.
  • scatter verb To cause to separate and move in different directions.
  • sift verb To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.
  • sprinkle verb To scatter small drops or particles of something over a surface.
  • strew verb To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.

Senses

sirotella is used for these senses in English:

  • dither To intentionally add noise to a signal to remove artifacts caused by digitization.
  • dredge (cooking, transitive) To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.
  • intersperse To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other.
  • intersperse (transitive) To diversify by placing or inserting other things among something.
  • powder (transitive) To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.
  • scatter (transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
  • sift (transitive) To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
  • sprinkle (transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).

dither — full definition

  1. verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
  2. verb To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
  3. verb To do something nervously.
  4. verb To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:

dredge — full definition

  1. noun A machine or device used to scoop up material from the bottom of a body of water.
  2. verb To clear or deepen a waterway by scooping out mud, sand, or debris.
  3. verb To bring up something unpleasant from the past, often followed by "up."

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