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Russian
Etymology
по- (po-) + грози́ть (grozítʹ). Compare Czech pohrozit and Polish pogrozić.
Pronunciation
Verb
погрози́ть • (pogrozítʹ) pf (imperfective грози́ть)
- to threaten
- погрози́ть па́льцем ― pogrozítʹ pálʹcem ― to shake/wag one's finger (at)
- погрози́ть кулако́м ― pogrozítʹ kulakóm ― to shake one's fist (at)
1875, Фёдор Достоевский [Fyodor Dostoevsky], “Часть 3. Глава 9. III”, in Подросток; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Raw Youth, London: Heinemann, 1916:Разуме́ется, он врал и бре́дил, трепеща́, что́бы я не убежа́л от него́; но я вдруг бро́сил его́ среди́ у́лицы, и когда́ он хоте́л бы́ло за мной сле́довать, то я останови́лся и погрози́л ему́ кулако́м.- Razuméjetsja, on vral i brédil, trepeščá, štóby ja ne ubežál ot nevó; no ja vdrug brósil jevó sredí úlicy, i kogdá on xotél býlo za mnoj slédovatʹ, to ja ostanovílsja i pogrozíl jemú kulakóm.
- He was lying and talking wildly, of course, trembling for fear I should run away from him; but I suddenly abandoned him in the middle of the street, and when he seemed disposed to follow me I stood still and shook my fist at him.
Conjugation
Conjugation of погрози́ть (class 4b perfective intransitive)