välkehtiä — meaning in English

English meaning

• glance verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
• gleam noun A brief or faint flash of light.
• glitter noun Tiny, shiny decorative particles, or a sparkling light.

Senses

välkehtiä is used for these senses in English:

• glance Of a thing: to move in a way that catches light, and flash or glitter.
• glance Of light, etc.: to gleam, to sparkle.
• gleam To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
• glitter To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.

glance — full definition

1. verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
2. verb To strike something at an angle and bounce off in another direction, rather than hitting it straight on.
3. noun A quick, brief look.

gleam — full definition

1. noun A brief or faint flash of light.
2. verb To shine faintly or briefly.

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