tihkua — meaning in English

English meaning

• bleed verb To lose blood from an injury.
• distil verb To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
• dribble verb In sports such as football or basketball, to move the ball forward by repeatedly bouncing or tapping it.
• drip verb To fall in individual drops.
• insinuate verb To hint at something, usually something negative, without stating it outright.
• ooze verb To leak or flow out slowly, especially a thick or sticky substance.
• seep verb To flow or leak slowly through small openings or a porous surface.
• soak verb To leave something in liquid until it becomes thoroughly wet.

Senses

tihkua is used for these senses in English:

• bleed (intransitive, of an ink or dye) To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.
• distil To fall or trickle down in small drops; to exude, to ooze out; also, to come out as a vapour which condenses in small drops.
• dribble To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle.
• drip (intransitive) To leak slowly.
• insinuate (rare) To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
• soak (intransitive) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.

bleed — full definition

1. verb To lose blood from an injury.
2. verb To drain someone or something of money or resources over time.
3. verb Of colour or ink, to spread beyond its intended area.

distil — full definition

1. verb To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
2. verb To impart (information, etc.) in small quantities; to infuse.
3. verb To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.
4. verb Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation.

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