Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žužati. Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʐʊˈʐːatʲ], [ʐʊˈʑːætʲ]
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Verb edit

жужжа́ть (žužžátʹimpf (perfective зажужжа́ть or прожужжа́ть)

  1. to hum, to buzz, to drone, to whirr
  2. (figurative, often derogatory) to say something
  3. (figurative derogatory) to fatigue someone by saying too much or by repetition of the same thing (прожужжать все уши, все уши прожужжал)

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