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"word": "առկայծել"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "tuikkia"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "kajastaa"
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{
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"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "émettre une lueur"
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"roman": "cimcimebs",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "ციმციმებს"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ielvebs",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "იელვებს"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "ḳrtis",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "კრთის"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "ḳrteba",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "კრთება"
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"roman": "bžuṭavs",
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"word": "ბჟუტავს"
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"word": "ციალებს"
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{
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"word": "კამკამებს"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "ḳiapobs",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "კიაფობს"
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"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
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{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ṭimṭimānā",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "टिमटिमाना"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "tīramarama"
},
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{
"code": "no",
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"roman": "cialebs",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "ციალებს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳamḳamebs",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "კამკამებს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳiapobs",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "კიაფობს"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "glimmern"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ṭimṭimānā",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "टिमटिमाना"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "tīramarama"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "glimte"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "skimre"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "blinke"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "vislumbrar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "scânteia"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mercátʹ",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "мерца́ть"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "glänsa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "glittra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "skina"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "glimma"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "glimra"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "ṭimṭimānā",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "ٹمٹمانا"
}
],
"word": "glimmer"
}
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