tuôn

See also: tuon, tuồn, and tướn

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

tuôn • (𣻆)

  1. (intransitive, of a substance) to spurt, to gush
    Nước suối tuôn ra.
    Water gushes from the spring.
    Mồ hôi tuôn ròng ròng.
    Sweat pours continuously.
    Nước mắt tuôn như mưa.
    Tears stream down like rainfall.
    Khói tuôn nghi ngút.
    A plume of smoke billows out.
  2. (intransitive, informal) to spew
    tuôn ra những lời thô bỉ
    to spew vulgarities
  3. (transitive) to strip (to remove the thread or teeth from a screw, nut, or gear)
    Con vít bị tuôn rồi.
    The screw has become stripped.

Derived terms

  • tuôn ren
  • tuôn rơi
  • tuôn trào

References

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