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suihkuttaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
  • shower noun A device that sprays water over a person for washing, or the act of washing this way.
  • spout noun A narrow tube or opening that liquid pours out of.
  • spray noun A fine mist of liquid released into the air.

Senses

suihkuttaa is used for these senses in English:

  • blow (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
  • shower To spray with (a specified liquid) (followed by with).
  • spout (intransitive) To gush forth in a jet or stream
  • spray (transitive) To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.

blow — full definition

  1. verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
  2. verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
  3. verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
  4. noun A hard hit or strike.
  5. noun A sudden shock or setback.

shower — full definition

  1. noun A device that sprays water over a person for washing, or the act of washing this way.
  2. noun A brief spell of rain.
  3. noun A party celebrating an upcoming birth or wedding, at which the guest of honour receives gifts.
  4. verb To wash oneself using a shower.
  5. verb To give something generously or in abundance.

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