глушить

Russian

Etymology

Perhaps from глухо́й (gluxój) + -и́ть (-ítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡlʊˈʂɨtʲ]

Verb

глуши́ть (glušítʹ) impf (perfective заглуши́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to stun
    глуши́ть ры́буglušítʹ rýbuto stun fish (by means of explosives)
    Perfective: оглуши́ть (oglušítʹ)
  2. to deafen, to damp
    глуши́ть радиопереда́чиglušítʹ radioperedáčijam radio broadcasts
  3. (plants) to choke
  4. (motor, engine etc) to stop
    глуши́ть мото́рglušítʹ motórto stop the engine
  5. to stifle, to suppress
  6. (colloquial) to guzzle
    глуши́ть во́дкуglušítʹ vódkuto guzzle/swill vodka
    Perfective: вы́глушить (výglušitʹ)

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

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