помахивать

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ махну́ть (maxnútʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈmaxʲɪvətʲ]

Verb

пома́хивать • (pomáxivatʹ) impf

  1. to wave, to whisk, to swing, to wag
    он шёл, пома́хивая тро́сточкой ― on šol, pomáxivaja tróstočkoj ― he walked twirling/swinging his cane
    соба́ка пома́хивает хвосто́м ― sobáka pomáxivajet xvostóm ― the dog wags its tail

Conjugation

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