舐める — meaning in English
nameru
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English meaning
- lick verb To pass the tongue over something.
- underestimate verb To judge something to be smaller, less important, or less difficult than it actually is.
Senses
舐める is used for these senses in English:
- lick (transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
- make light of (idiomatic) To regard without due seriousness; to joke about.
- underestimate (transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.
lick — full definition
- verb To pass the tongue over something.
- verb To defeat decisively, especially in a fight or contest.
- noun A single stroke of the tongue.
- noun A short musical phrase or riff, especially in guitar playing.
underestimate — full definition
- verb To judge something to be smaller, less important, or less difficult than it actually is.
- noun An estimate that turns out to be too low.