нашёптывать

Russian

Etymology

нашепта́ть (našeptátʹ) +‎ -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈʂoptɨvətʲ]

Verb

нашёптывать • (našóptyvatʹimpf (perfective нашепта́ть)

  1. (dated) to whisper
  2. (figurative) to whisper in (someone's) ear [(optional) with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’]
  3. (figurative) to suggest secretly, to gossip [(optional) with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’]
  4. (colloquial) to utter a charm or spell [with на (na, + accusative) ‘on something, giving it magical power’]

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • нашёптывание (našóptyvanije)