застывать

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Russian

Etymology

From засты́ть (zastýtʹ) +‎ -вать (-vatʹ) or from засты́нуть (zastýnutʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ).

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Verb

застыва́ть (zastyvátʹimpf (perfective засты́ть or засты́нуть)

  1. to thicken, to harden, to solidify
  2. to cool down
  3. (colloquial) to freeze, to feel cold; to catch cold
  4. to stiffen, to freeze, to be / become / stand stockstill

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