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velloa.

to churn, swirl about, mill, swell (to move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʋelːoɑˣ/[ˈʋe̞lːo̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to churn, swirl about, mill, swell (to move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion)

    intransitive
    Olin niin hermostunut, että vatsani velloi.
    Aatteet, joita en voi luovuttaa, vellovat rinnassain.
  2. to dwell (on) (linger on, remain fixated on something, especially something that happened in the past)

    figuratively · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Usually considered sound-symbolic; alternatively possibly borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Germanic *wellaną (compare Old Norse vella (“to boil; well up”)) and derived with + -oa.

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