See nimble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "زیرک"
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"word": "باهوش"
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"text": "He was too nimble for the assailant and easily escaped his grasp.",
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"text": "[…] if the men should not agree what to play, but one would have a grave Pavane, another a nimbler Galliard, a third some frisking toy or Iigg, and then all of them should be wilful, none yield to his fellow, but every one scrape on his own tune as loud as he could: what a hideous hateful noise may you imagine would such a mess of Musick be?",
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"ref": "1988, The Economist, volume 306, numbers 7532-7539, page 13:",
"text": "Attempts to introduce versions of \"market communism\" — in China, Hungary or Yugoslavia — have shown how hard it is to make mainly state-owned economies as nimble as mainly private ones.",
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"ref": "2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 87:",
"text": "The quickest and nimblest were probably the oxycones, throwing themselves through the water like discuses.",
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"code": "az",
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"word": "cəld"
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"word": "敏捷"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "wendbaar"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "lichtvoetig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "ketterä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "vikkelä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "agile"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "fulgurant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "preste"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "leste"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "doende"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "áxil"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dilingueiro"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lesto"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lixeiro"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bulideiro"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "langrista"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aceirudo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "andavía"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "schnell"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "gelenkig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "behänd"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "flink"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "wendig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "leichtfüssig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "gewandt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "geschickt"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "efkínitos",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "ευκίνητος"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "svéltos",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "σβέλτος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "eukínētos",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "εὐκίνητος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "laipsērós",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "λαιψηρός"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "koûphos",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "κοῦφος"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "fürge"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "hajlékony"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "gyors"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "éasca"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "luaineach"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "mear"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "lúfar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "agile"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "leggero"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "svelto"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "pernix"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "agilis"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "tūkawikawi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "kakama"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "kamakama"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "capaḷ",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "चपळ"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "leste"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "kjapp"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "rask"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "flink"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "čâbok",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "چابک"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "čâlâk",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "چالاک"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ferz",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "فرز"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tiz",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "تیز"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "zręczny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "zwinny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "ágil"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "ligeiro"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "ager"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "vioi"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "agil"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "provórnyj",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "прово́рный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lóvkij",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "ло́вкий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šústryj",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "шу́стрый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vjórtkij",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "вёрткий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "býstryj",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "бы́стрый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "jurkij",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "юркий"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "laghu",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "लघु"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "leish"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "ágil"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "kvick"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "vig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "smidig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "snabb"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "lätt"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "ledig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "flink"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "rask"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "ferm"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "klɔ̂ng",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "คล่อง"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "atik"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "çevik"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "açıkgöz"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "quick and light in movement or action",
"word": "çabukluk"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "zirək"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "çevik"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "diribaş"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "qıvraq"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nahodčiv",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "находчив"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎobrazitelen",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "съобразителен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "àgil"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "atent"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "bystrý"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "pohotový"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "alert"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "gevat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "spits"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "nopeaälyinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "valpas"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "vif"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "áxil"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "aleuto"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "xeitoso"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "abelencioso"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "esfargallado"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ciente"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "geschickt"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "éfstrofos",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "εύστροφος"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "okos"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "ötletes"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "intelligente"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "versatile"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "sveglio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "pronto"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "naho"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "of conversation",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "ngutu atamai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "atamai"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "capaḷ",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "चपळ"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "rask"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "zirak",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "زیرک"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "ágil"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "esperto"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "ager"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soobrazítelʹnyj",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "сообрази́тельный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naxódčivyj",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "нахо́дчивый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "hábil"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "despierto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "avispado"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "kvick"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "snabbtänkt"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "livlig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "pigg"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "vaken"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "klɔ̂ng",
"sense": "quick-witted and alert",
"word": "คล่อง"
}
],
"word": "nimble"
}
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"Terms with Azerbaijani translations",
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"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "nǣmel",
"t": "receptive, quick to grasp"
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"name": "der"
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"name": "cog"
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"1": "got",
"2": "𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽"
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"3": "",
"4": "to take"
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"name": "cog"
}
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"expansion": "nimble (third-person singular simple present nimbles, present participle nimbling, simple past and past participle nimbled)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 72:",
"text": "Their teeth are regularly and assiduously cleaned by shrimp that nimble in and out of the moray's mouth like ballet dancers in the jaws of a mechanical stage dragon.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To move nimbly."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To move nimbly."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈnɪmbl̩/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪmbəl"
},
{
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}
],
"word": "nimble"
}
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