töniä — meaning in English

English meaning

• jolt verb To shake or push something abruptly and roughly.
• jostle verb To bump or push against someone while moving, often in a crowd.
• shove verb To push something or someone roughly.

Senses

töniä is used for these senses in English:

• jolt (transitive) To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
• jostle (ambitransitive) To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
• push and shove To use one's strength to force oneself through a crowded area.
• shove (transitive) To push, especially roughly or with force.

jolt — full definition

1. verb To shake or push something abruptly and roughly.
2. noun A sudden shock or shake, whether physical or emotional.

jostle — full definition

1. verb To bump or push against someone while moving, often in a crowd.
2. verb To compete or struggle with others to get or achieve something.
3. noun A rough push or shove, or the general shoving of a crowd.

Related Finnish words