вздувать

Russian

Etymology

вздуть (vzdutʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vzdʊˈvatʲ]

Verb

вздува́ть • (vzduvátʹimpf (perfective вздуть)

  1. (also impersonal) to bloat, to cause to swell
    у него́ вздува́ет щёкуu nevó vzduvájet ščókuhis cheek is swelling up
  2. to blow (something) upward
  3. (colloquial) to inflate (prices)

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