ворочать

Russian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vorťati. Doublet of враща́ть (vraščátʹ), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈrot͡ɕɪtʲ]

Verb

воро́чать (voróčatʹ) impf

  1. (colloquial) to move, shift, turn
    воро́чать глаза́миvoróčatʹ glazámito roll one's eyes
    воро́чать мозга́миvoróčatʹ mozgámito cudgel one's brains
    е́ле язы́ком воро́чатьjéle jazýkom voróčatʹbe barely able to speak (because of tiredness, drunkenness, etc)
  2. (colloquial) to run, have control (of), boss
    всем воро́чатьvsem voróčatʹto be the boss; boss the whole show
    воро́чать больши́ми де́ламиvoróčatʹ bolʹšími délamito be a big boss/shot
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Etymology 2

вороти́ть (vorotítʹ) + -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vərɐˈt͡ɕætʲ]

Verb

вороча́ть (voročátʹ) impf (perfective вороти́ть)

  1. (colloquial or dated) to return, to bring back, to take back
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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), ворочать”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
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