жмурить

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьžuriti via metathesis. Cognate to Russian мига́ть (migátʹ), Russian миг (mig), Russian мгнове́ние (mgnovénije). Possibly influenced by жму (žmu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʐmurʲɪtʲ]

Verb

жму́рить • (žmúritʹimpf (perfective зажму́рить)

  1. to squint, to narrow one's eyes

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