tihkua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bleed verb To lose blood from an injury.
- distil verb To ooze out in small drops, or to give off a vapour that forms droplets.
- 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
- verb To lose blood from an injury.
- verb To drain someone or something of money or resources over time.
- verb Of color or ink, to spread beyond its intended area.
distil — full definition
- verb To ooze out in small drops, or to give off a vapour that forms droplets.
- verb To pass on information gradually, a little at a time.
- verb To purify or separate a liquid by heating it into vapour and then cooling the vapour back into liquid form.
- verb To remove a substance from something by this heating-and-cooling process, usually used with 'off' or 'out'.
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