жужжать

Russian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐʊˈʐːatʲ]
  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [ʐʊˈʑːætʲ]

Verb

жужжа́ть (žužžátʹ) impf (perfective зажужжа́ть or прожужжа́ть)

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

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