елозить

Russian

Etymology

From dialectal елоза́ (jelozá, fidgety person) + -ить (-itʹ), of unclear further provenance.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈlozʲɪtʲ]

Verb

ело́зить (jelózitʹ) impf

  1. (colloquial) to crawl
  2. (colloquial) to fidget
  3. (colloquial) to move randomly and constantly (of one's fingers, elbows, etc.)
  4. (colloquial) to move around in different directions (+ instrumental, something, e.g. a toothbrush in one's mouth, a bow on violin strings, etc.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • заело́зить pf (zajelózitʹ)
  • поело́зить pf (pojelózitʹ)
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