effleurer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
- graze verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
- kiss verb To touch someone with your lips as a sign of love, affection, or greeting.
- scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
- skim verb To read something quickly, picking up only the main points.
Senses
effleurer is used for these senses in English:
- brush (ambitransitive) To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.
- graze (transitive) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
- kiss (ambitransitive) To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- scrape (transitive) To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
- skim (transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
- touch on (transitive, idiomatic) To mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.
brush — full definition
- noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
- noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
- noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
- verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
- verb To touch something lightly while passing by.
graze — full definition
- verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
- verb To touch or rub something lightly while passing it, sometimes scraping the skin.
- noun A minor scrape or scratch on the skin.