ве́ять — meaning in English
veyat
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English meaning
- blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- breathe verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
- whiff noun A brief smell carried through the air, or a light gust of air.
- winnow verb To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
Senses
ве́ять is used for these senses in English:
- blow (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- breathe (intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.
- whiff To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
- winnow (transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
blow — full definition
- verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
- verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
- noun A hard hit or strike.
- noun A sudden shock or setback.
breathe — full definition
- verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
- verb To pause briefly to rest or recover.
- verb To say something very quietly, almost as a whisper.