визжать

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vizgati.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vʲɪˈʐːatʲ] ~ [vʲɪˈʑːætʲ]
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Verb

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визжа́ть (vizžátʹimpf (perfective ви́згнуть)

  1. to squeal (to scream a high-pitched squeal)
    • 1902, Леонид Андреев, Город; English translation from W. H. Lowe, transl., The City, London: Francis Griffith, 1910:
      Незнакомая дама была проститутка и сперва внимательно слушала его и даже смеялась, но, когда он заговорил о своем одиночестве и заплакал, приняла его за сумасшедшего и начала визжать от страха.
      Neznakomaja dama byla prostitutka i sperva vnimatelʹno slušala jevo i daže smejalasʹ, no, kogda on zagovoril o svojem odinočestve i zaplakal, prinjala jevo za sumasšedševo i načala vizžatʹ ot straxa.
      This fair unknown was a courtesan, and at first listened to him attentively and even laughed, but when he began to weep and complain of his loneliness, she took him for a madman, and began to scream with terror.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “визг”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress