подмывать

Russian

Etymology

подмы́ть (podmýtʹ) + -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pədmɨˈvatʲ]

Verb

подмыва́ть (podmyvátʹ) impf (perfective подмы́ть)

  1. to wash (an individual body part, e.g. the armpit)
  2. to wash hastily, to in separate places
  3. to wash away, to erode, to undermine (with water)
  4. (figuratively, colloquial, impersonal, imperfective only) to desire strongly, to be tempted
    меня́ так и подмыва́ло крича́тьmenjá tak i podmyválo kričátʹI was so tempted to scream

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • подмыва́ться impf (podmyvátʹsja), подмы́ться pf (podmýtʹsja)
  • подмы́в (podmýv)
  • подмы́вка (podmývka)
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