стискуватися

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From сти́скувати (stýskuvaty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian сти́скиваться (stískivatʹsja).

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Verb

сти́скуватися (stýskuvatysjaimpf (perfective сти́снутися)

  1. to contract, to shrink
    розши́рюватися і сти́скуватисяrozšýrjuvatysja i stýskuvatysjato expand and contract
  2. to tighten (to become tighter)
    се́рце сти́скується (у кого́сь) (idiomatic)sérce stýskujetʹsja (u kohósʹ)(somebody's) heart tightens / sinks
  3. to clench, to become clenched
  4. to huddle together, to squeeze together
  5. (of hands) to clasp each other, to squeeze each other
  6. (colloquial) to hug
  7. passive of сти́скувати impf (stýskuvaty)

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