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hipoa.

to graze, (barely) touch, to verge on

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhipoɑˣ/[ˈhipo̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to graze, (barely) touch, to verge on

    Näin lentokoneen hipovan puitten latvoja.
    Jelena Isinbajeva hipoi maailmanennätystä Lontoossa.
Where this word comes from

From hip- + -oa. Probably the same root with hioa (in which case the -p- might be analogous to other gradation patterns; compare hivellä, or it may have been influenced by the root sipa- of sipaista, sivellä).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.