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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

  1. verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
  2. verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
  3. verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
  4. noun A hard hit or strike.
  5. noun A sudden shock or setback.

breathe — full definition

  1. verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
  2. verb To pause briefly to rest or recover.
  3. verb To say something very quietly, almost as a whisper.

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