scinn — meaning in English
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English meaning
- glance verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
- graze verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
- scamper verb To run quickly with short, light steps, often playfully.
- scurry verb To run with short, quick, hurried steps.
- scuttle noun An open bucket or container used for carrying coal.
- shy adj Nervous or uncomfortable around other people; reluctant to draw attention to oneself.
- skim verb To read something quickly, picking up only the main points.
- skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.
Senses
scinn is used for these senses in English:
- glance (also, figuratively) To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.
- glance off (transitive) To strike a surface and be deflected
- graze (transitive) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
- scamper (intransitive) To run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
- scurry To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
- scuttle (intransitive) To move hastily, to scurry.
- shy (intransitive) To jump back in fear.
- skim (transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
glance — full definition
- verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
- verb To strike something at an angle and bounce off in another direction, rather than hitting it straight on.
- noun A quick, brief look.
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.