tukahduttaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chill noun An uncomfortable feeling of coldness.
- damp adj Slightly wet; not dry but not soaking either.
- numb adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.
- overlay verb To lay or spread one thing over another.
- quash verb To officially cancel or reject a legal decision, charge, or order.
- quell verb To bring a disturbance, rebellion, or strong feeling under control; to suppress it.
- repress verb To use force to stop an uprising, protest, or similar unrest from growing.
- smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
- stifle verb To suppress or hold back something such as a sound, feeling, or reaction.
- suppress verb To forcibly put an end to something, such as a rebellion or protest.
Senses
tukahduttaa is used for these senses in English:
- chill (transitive, figurative) To discourage, depress.
- damp (transitive, archaic) To put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.
- numb (transitive) To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.
- overlay (transitive) To lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.
- quash To defeat decisively, to suppress.
- quell (transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]
- repress (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
- stifle (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
chill — full definition
- noun An uncomfortable feeling of coldness.
- adj Calm and relaxed; easygoing about a situation.
- verb To make something cold, or to become cold.
- verb To relax and take it easy, often with other people.
damp — full definition
- adj Slightly wet; not dry but not soaking either.
- noun Moisture in the air or on a surface; humidity.
- verb To make something slightly wet, or to weaken and reduce something such as a fire, sound, or feeling.