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жужжать

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žužati. Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʐʊˈʐːatʲ] ~ [ʐʊˈʑːætʲ]
  • Audio; [ʐʊˈʐːatʲ]:(file)

Verb

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жужжа́ть (žužžátʹimpf (perfective зажужжа́ть or прожужжа́ть, verbal noun (nomen actionis) жужжа́ние or (nomen agentis, nomen instrumenti (both occasional)) жужжа́тель or (nomen agentis (occasional), nomen instrumenti) жужжа́лка or (nomen agentis) жужжа́ла)

  1. to hum, to buzz, to drone, to whirr
  2. (figurative, often derogatory) to say something
  3. (figurative derogatory) to fatigue someone by saying too much or by repetition of the same thing (прожужжать все уши, все уши прожужжал)

Conjugation

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