Azerbaijani edit

Etymology edit

From sürü- +‎ -n.

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Verb edit

sürünmək (intransitive)

  1. to trail along, to drag oneself along
  2. to creep, to crawl (to move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground)
    Synonym: iməkləmək
    dizin-dizin sürünməkto crawl on one's knees
    ilan sürünürthe snake is crawling
  3. to creep (move slowly and quietly in a particular direction)
  4. (of time) to pass slowly, to progress slowly
  5. (figurative) to grovel (before) (to abase oneself before another person)
    Synonyms: alçalmaq, iməkləmək
  6. (figurative) to lead a miserable existence, to live in great hardship

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