ползти

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pelsti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐɫˈs⁽ʲ⁾tʲi]
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Verb

ползти́ • (polztíimpf (perfective поползти́)

  1. to creep, to crawl
  2. to move slowly
  3. to spread (of rumours)
  4. to fray, to ravel out (of fabric)
  5. to slip, to collapse (of soil)

Usage notes

ползти́ (polztí) and поползти́ (popolztí) are Russian concrete verbs. Their counterpart, по́лзать (pólzatʹ), is an abstract verb.

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