vifte II homograph 2

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. gjøre små, raske bevegelser med en vifte (I, 1)a fan, hånden eller lignende to make small, quick movements with a fanvifte (I, 1), one's hand or the like
   • vifte vekk fluene to wave the flies away
   • hunden vifter med halen the dog is wagging its tail
   • vifte med tusenlapper to wave thousand-krone notes about
2. blafre (2)to flap (of a flag or sail), vaieto sway to flap (of a flag or sail)blafre (2), to swayvaie
   • gardinen viftet i vinden the curtain fluttered in the wind