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
- verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
- verb To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
- verb To do something nervously.
- verb To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:
dredge — full definition
- noun A machine or device used to scoop up material from the bottom of a body of water.
- verb To clear or deepen a waterway by scooping out mud, sand, or debris.
- verb To bring up something unpleasant from the past, often followed by "up."