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tusle

verbverb

to potter about · to shuffle, to pad along · to toddle off

EtymologyOpphav

lydord onomatopoeic

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. gå tassende, subbe to pad along, to shuffle
    • det tuslet ute i bislaget there was a shuffling out in the porch
    • det tuslet og taslet i krokene there was pattering and rustling in the corners
  2. komme eller gå på en beskjeden måte to come or go in an unassuming way
    • tusle av gårde to toddle off
    • tusle seg inn igjen to slip back inside again
  3. bevege seg stillferdig, pusle to move about quietly, to potter
    • gå og tusle for seg selv to potter about by oneself