migać
Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *migati.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmigać impf (perfective mignąć)
- (intransitive) to blink, to flash, to flicker (to appear while being visible only momentarily during fast movement)
- (intransitive) to flicker (to shine with intermittent light)
- (intransitive) to make small and fast movements
Verb
editmigać impf
- (intransitive) to signal with flickers (to convey information by turning the lights on and off from time to time)
- Hypernym: sygnalizować
- (transitive, linguistics) to use sign language, to sign
- (reflexive with się, colloquial) to coast, to duckshove (to dodge responsibility; to pass something on to another so that they take the blame) [with od (+ genitive)]
Conjugation
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- Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Polish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Polish/iɡat͡ɕ
- Rhymes:Polish/iɡat͡ɕ/2 syllables
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