Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

сви́я (svíja) +‎ -вам (-vam)

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сви́вам (svívam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective сви́я)

  1. (transitive) to bend
  2. (transitive) to fold
  3. (transitive) to wrap
  4. (transitive) to roll
  5. (transitive) to weave
  6. to build (a nest)
  7. to purse (one's lips)
  8. to clench (one's hands into a fist)
  9. (colloquial) to pinch
  10. to shrink (a garment)
  11. (transitive) to reduce (in quantity)
  12. (intransitive) to turn (in some direction)
  13. (colloquial, intransitive) to set in (e.g. of cold weather)
  14. to cause (someone) pain (of a body part)
  15. (reflexive with се, intransitive) to shrink
  16. (reflexive with се, intransitive) to curl up
  17. (reflexive with се) to huddle
  18. (reflexive with се) to bend down, to stoop
  19. (reflexive with се) to writhe (from pain)
  20. (reflexive with се) to tighten (of a body part), to furrow (of eyebrows), etc.
  21. (reflexive with се) to cower (from fear)
  22. (reflexive with се, figurative, colloquial) to be stingy
  23. (reflexive with се, figurative) to economize, to get by with little money]]
  24. (reflexive with се, figurative, colloquial) to live in a cramped space
  25. (reflexive with се) to plummet, to fall

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