ворчать

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъrčati.

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Verb

ворча́ть (vorčátʹimpf (perfective проворча́ть)

  1. to grumble, to complain, to grouse (at), to snarl (at)
    • 1847, Иван Гончаров , “Часть первая. II”, in Обыкновенная история; English translation from The Same Old Story, (Please provide a date or year):
      — Племя́нник из прови́нции — вот сюрпри́з! — ворча́л он, — а я наде́ялся, что меня́ забы́ли в том краю́! Впро́чем, что с ни́ми церемо́ниться! отде́лаюсь…
      — Plemjánnik iz províncii — vot sjurpríz! — vorčál on, — a ja nadéjalsja, što menjá zabýli v tom krajú! Vpróčem, što s ními ceremónitʹsja! otdélajusʹ…
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