отмахивать

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Russian

Etymology

отмахну́ть (otmaxnútʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ) or отмаха́ть (otmaxátʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

отма́хивать (otmáxivatʹimpf (perfective отмахну́ть or охмаха́ть)

  1. to drive away, to wave away, to chase away
    Perfective: отмахну́ть (otmaxnútʹ)
  2. (colloquial) to cover, to travel (a distance)
    Perfective: отмаха́ть (otmaxátʹ)

Conjugation