splash; flap; squander
Meanings
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to splash; to kick the water with one's feet (while swimming)
Also called 打扑腾 (dǎ pū teng). Describes the action of treading water or splashing while swimming.
He was splashing around in the water learning how to swim.
The puppy was splashing water in the pond.
verb
to throb; to pound; to flap; to flutter
Describes violent movement such as a heart beating fast from fear, or a fish/animal struggling.
His heart was pounding with fright.
The fish was flapping at the mouth of the ice hole.
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The little bird fluttered its wings and flew away.
verb
to bustle about; to be active; to hustle
dialectDialectal usage implying someone is capable of activity, making things happen, or stirring things up.
This person is quite capable and knows how to hustle.
He has been hustling in the business world for several years.
verb
to squander; to waste; to fritter away
informalImplies reckless spending or wasting of money or resources.
All the money was squandered.
He frittered away the entire family fortune.
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Don't waste money on those useless things.