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kline

verbverb

to smear · to snog, to make out · to press up against

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt klína Old Norse klína

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. stryke over med noe vått eller fett;
    smøre (1)to spread
    to smear with something wet or greasy;
    to spreadsmøre (1)
    • ungene klinte smør utover bordet the children smeared butter all over the table
    • kline på noe maling to slap on some paint
    • kline seg til med noe to get oneself smeared with something
  2. klemme (II, 3)to squeeze, presse (II, 3)to push i en viss retning to squeezeklemme (II, 3), to pushpresse (II, 3) in a certain direction
    • kline seg opp til veggen to press oneself up against the wall
  3. kysse (1)to kiss, kjæleto cuddle to kisskysse (1), to cuddlekjæle
    • paret stod og klinte the couple were snogging