жмурить

Russian

Etymology

Metathesis from *mьžuriti, cognate to Russian мига́ть (migátʹ), Russian миг (mig), Russian мгнове́ние (mgnovénije). Possibly influenced by жму (žmu)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʐmurʲɪtʲ]

Verb

жму́рить (žmúritʹ) impf (perfective зажму́рить)

  1. to squint, to narrow one's eyes

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

  • жму́рки (žmúrki)
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