помахивать

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ махну́ть (maxnútʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

пома́хивать (pomáxivatʹimpf

  1. to wave, to whisk, to swing, to wag
    он шёл, пома́хивая тро́сточкойon šol, pomáxivaja tróstočkojhe walked twirling/swinging his cane
    соба́ка пома́хивает хвосто́мsobáka pomáxivajet xvostómthe dog wags its tail

Conjugation