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aaien meaning in English

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aaien werkwoord

pet [petted, petting, pets](fondle (an animal))
verb
[UK: pet] [US: ˈpet]

stroke [stroked, stroking, strokes](to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
verb
[UK: strəʊk] [US: stroʊk]

aaien substantief

stroke [strokes](act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly, see also: caress)
noun
[UK: strəʊk] [US: stroʊk]

aandraaien werkwoord

tighten [tightened, tightening, tightens](to make tighter)
verb
[UK: ˈtaɪt.n̩] [US: ˈtaɪt.n̩]

braaien werkwoord

barbecue(to cook food on a barbecue, see also: )
verb
[UK: ˈbɑː.bɪ.kjuː] [US: ˈbɑːr.bɪ.ˌkjuː]

de waarheid verdraaien werkwoord

bend the truth(change or leave out certain facts of a story)
verb

dichtdraaien werkwoord

turn off(rotate a tap or valve to stop outflow)
verb
[UK: tɜːn ɒf] [US: ˈtɝːn ˈɒf]

doen draaien werkwoord

spin [spun, spun, spinning, spins](to move sideways when bouncing)
verb
[UK: spɪn] [US: ˈspɪn]

doordraaien werkwoord

freak out(react with anger or fear)
verb
[UK: friːk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈfriːk ˈaʊt]

draaien werkwoord

bend [bent, bent, bending, bends](to change direction)
verb
[UK: bend] [US: ˈbend]

gyrate [gyrated, gyrating, gyrates](to revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado, see also: revolve)
verb
[UK: ˌdʒaɪ.ˈreɪt] [US: ˈdʒaɪ.ˌret]

lathe [lathed, lathing, lathes](to shape with a lathe)
verb
[UK: leɪð] [US: ˈleɪð]

slew(to rotate or turn something about its axis)
verb
[UK: sluː] [US: sˈluː]

spin [spun, spun, spinning, spins](to turn around quickly)
verb
[UK: spɪn] [US: ˈspɪn]

turn [turned, turning, turns](to move around an axis through itself)
verb
[UK: tɜːn] [US: ˈtɝːn]

tweak [tweaked, tweaking, tweaks](to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch)
verb
[UK: twiːk] [US: ˈtwiːk]

twist [twisted, twisting, twists]verb
[UK: twɪst] [US: ˈtwɪst]

writhe [writhed, writhing, writhes](to twist or contort the body)
verb
[UK: ˈraɪð] [US: ˈraɪð]

draaien substantief

spin [spins](circular motion)
noun
[UK: spɪn] [US: ˈspɪn]

graaien werkwoord

snatch [snatched, snatching, snatches](to steal)
verb
[UK: snætʃ] [US: ˈsnætʃ]

haaienvinnensoep substantief
{f} {m}

shark fin soup(soup made from shark fins)
noun

kraaien werkwoord

crow(to make the sound of a rooster)
verb
[UK: krəʊ] [US: ˈkroʊ]

kraaiennest substantief
{n}

crow's nest(open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout)
noun
[UK: ˈkrəʊz.nest] [US: ˈkrəʊz.nest]

kraaienpoot substantief
{m}

caltrop(weaponry)
noun
[UK: ˈkæl.trəp] [US: ˈkæl.trʌp]

kraaienpoten substantief
{Pl}

crow's feet(wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye)
noun
[UK: ˈkroz fiːt] [US: ˈkroz ˈfiːt]

laaien werkwoord

flame [flamed, flaming, flames](to produce flames)
verb
[UK: fleɪm] [US: ˈfleɪm]

ire(anger, fret)
verb
[UK: ˈaɪə(r)] [US: ˈaɪr]

los/vastdraaien werkwoord

wrench [wrenched, wrenching, wrenches](to use a wrench)
verb
[UK: rentʃ] [US: ˈrentʃ]

maaien werkwoord

mow [mown, mown, mowing, mows](to cut down)
verb
[UK: maʊ] [US: ˈmoʊ]

scythe [scythed, scything, scythes](to cut with a scythe)
verb
[UK: saɪð] [US: saɪð]

naaien werkwoord

fuck(to have sexual intercourse-obscene or vulgar)
verb
[UK: fʌk] [US: ˈfək]

fuck oververb
[UK: fʌk ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˈfək ˈoʊv.r̩]

needle [needled, needling, needles](to pierce with a needle)
verb
[UK: ˈniːd.l̩] [US: ˈniːd.l̩]

screw [screwed, screwing, screws](to cheat or treat unfairly)
verb
[UK: skruː] [US: ˈskruː]

sew [sewed, sewn, sewing, sews]((transitive) use a needle)
verb
[UK: səʊ] [US: ˈsoʊ]

omdraaien werkwoord

invert [inverted, inverting, inverts](turn upside down or inside out)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈvɜːt] [US: ˌɪn.ˈvɝːt]

turn around(to physically rotate horizontally 360 degrees)
verb
[UK: tɜːn ə.ˈraʊnd] [US: ˈtɝːn ə.ˈraʊnd]

omdraaien substantief
{n}

turnover [turnovers](act of overturning something)
noun
[UK: ˈtɜː.nəʊ.və(r)] [US: ˈtɜːno.ʊ.və(r)]

omhoogdraaien werkwoord

up [upped, upping, ups](increase)
verb
[UK: ʌp] [US: ʌp]

opendraaien werkwoord

turn on(to set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve)
verb
[UK: tɜːn ɒn] [US: ˈtɝːn ɑːn]

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