подстёгивать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐt͡sʲˈsʲtʲɵɡʲɪvətʲ]

Etymology 1

подстегну́ть (podstegnútʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Verb

подстёгивать • (podstjógivatʹimpf (perfective подстегну́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to fasten, to clip (something to something, usually from below or from the side)
  2. to whip on, to drive forward by whipping
  3. (colloquial, figurative) to spur, to motivate to action
  4. (colloquial) to intensify; to whet (one's appetite)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • подстёгивание (podstjógivanije)

Etymology 2

подстега́ть (podstegátʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Verb

подстёгивать • (podstjógivatʹimpf (perfective подстега́ть)

  1. to hem a quilted lining under (something)
Conjugation