Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *moltiti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mɔɫɔˈtɪte]
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Verb edit

молоти́ти (molotýtyimpf (transitive or intransitive)

  1. (agriculture) to thresh, to flail (separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) with a flail or machinery)
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) to beat, to hit, to pound
  3. (figuratively, familiar) to chow down, to gorge oneself (on) (eat vigorously)

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