накручивать

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Russian

Etymology

накрути́ть (nakrutítʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

накру́чивать (nakrúčivatʹimpf (perfective накрути́ть)

  1. to wrap around, to wind on
  2. to screw on
  3. to produce (a usually large quantity of something) by twisting
  4. (colloquial) to inflate (an amount, a result, etc. by fraud)
    накру́чивать голоса́nakrúčivatʹ golosáto inflate the votes
  5. (figurative, colloquial) to depict, to tell (something intricate or implausible)
  6. (figurative, colloquial) to instil (a feeling in someone)
  7. (figurative, colloquial, usually with себя́ (sebjá) and sometimes also with сам (sam)) to catastrophise, to overthink, to get overly worked up, to work oneself up (to get lost in depressive or catastrophic thoughts)
    Как изба́виться от плохи́х мы́слей и переста́ть себя́ накру́чивать?Kak izbávitʹsja ot ploxíx mýslej i perestátʹ sebjá nakrúčivatʹ?How do I get rid of bad thoughts and stop working myself up?
    Извини́, но ты сама́ себя́ накру́чиваешь.Izviní, no ty samá sebjá nakrúčivaješʹ.Sorry, but you're being a bit dramatic / overthinking / getting yourself worked up.

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