вздуть

Russian

Etymology

вз- (vz-) +‎ дуть (dutʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vzdutʲ]
  • Rhymes: -utʲ

Verb

вздуть • (vzdutʹpf (imperfective вздува́ть)

  1. (also impersonal) to bloat, to cause to swell
    у него́ взду́ло щёкуu nevó vzdúlo ščókuhis cheek is swollen
  2. to blow (something) upward
  3. (colloquial) to inflate (prices)
  4. (perfective only, low colloquial) to beat up, to thrash

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