Meaning of niknums | Babel Free

Definitions

1. fury, rage, ferocity (emotional state characterized by strong anger, hostility, aggressiveness)
   declension-1, masculine
2. anger, fury, agitation (in animals), desire to attack
   declension-1, masculine
3. anger, fury (quality of that which expresses angry feelings)
   declension-1, masculine
4. anger, fury (intensity, strong desire, enthusiasm)
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“viņa seja raustījās niknumā”

his face twitched in fury

“Krišam uznāk tāds niknums, ka viņš gandrīz grib iemest šo cilvēku aukstajā vilnī”

Krišs felt such rage that he almost wanted to throw this person into the cold wave

“nevaldāmā niknumā riedams, suns metas uz durvīm”

barking in uncontrollable fury, the dog threw himself at the door

“skatiena niknums”

the anger of the look

“suņa reju niknums”

the fury of the dog's barks

“jaunais matrozis ar niknumu metās virsū iluminatoru stikliem ar lupatu un ūdeni”

the young seaman threw himself with fury on the porthole windows with a rag and water (to clean the windows)

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