уткнуться

Russian

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Etymology

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уткну́ть (utknútʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʊtkˈnut͡sːə]
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Verb

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уткну́ться (utknútʹsjapf (imperfective утыка́ться)

  1. (colloquial) to bury oneself (in), to hide (one's face) (in)
    уткну́ться в у́голutknútʹsja v úgolto hide (one's face) in a corner
    уткну́ться голово́й в поду́шкуutknútʹsja golovój v podúškuto bury one's head in the pillow
    уткну́ться но́сом в кни́гуutknútʹsja nósom v kníguto bury oneself in a book
  2. (colloquial) to come to rest (upon, against), to be stopped (by), to hit
  3. passive of уткну́ть (utknútʹ)

Conjugation

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