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Welsh
Verb
tynnu'n ôl (first-person singular present tynnaf yn ôl)
- (transitive) to pull back, to retract
- Synonyms: datynnu, adlusgo
- (figurative, intransitive) to withdraw, to retreat
- Synonyms: troi'n ôl, atynnu, datynnu, cefnu, cilio, dychwelyd, ymneilltuo
- (figurative, intransitive) to backslide, to lapse
- Synonyms: llithro'n ôl, adlithro, cilio, cwympo'n ôl
- (figurative, transitive) to cancel
- Synonyms: canslo, diddymu, dirymu, dileu
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tynnu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies