töhriintyä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
Senses
töhriintyä is used for these senses in English:
- smear (transitive) To cause (something) to be messy or not clear by rubbing and spreading it.
smear — full definition
- verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
- verb To damage someone's reputation with false or misleading accusations.
- noun A false, damaging claim meant to harm someone's reputation.
- noun A medical test made by spreading a thin sample on a slide, especially a cervical screening test.