трусить

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Russian

Etymology 1

трус (trus) +‎ -ить (-itʹ)

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тру́сить (trúsitʹimpf (perfective стру́сить)

  1. (disapproving) to chicken out, to lose one's nerve, to be scared, to be cowardly
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trǫsiti. Cognate to трясти́ (trjastí), трус (trus).

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труси́ть (trusítʹimpf

  1. (vernacular) to shake off, to shake out
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Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trǫsiti. Cognate to трясти́ (trjastí), трус (trus).

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труси́ть (trusítʹimpf

  1. (colloquial) to trot
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