хитатися

From хита́ти (xytáty) +‎ -ся (-sja).

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хита́тися • (xytátysja) impf (perfective хитну́тися)

1. to sway (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

   Synonyms: колиха́тися impf (kolyxátysja), гойда́тися impf (hojdátysja)

2. to wobble (to move with an uneven or rocking motion; to be unsteady)
3. to quake, to shake
4. to falter, to reel, to stagger, to totter, to waver (to walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly)

   Synonym: зато́чуватися impf (zatóčuvatysja)

5. (figuratively) to waver (to be indecisive between choices)

   Synonyms: вага́тися impf (vahátysja), колива́тися impf (kolyvátysja)

6. (of a voice) to falter, to quaver, to wobble (to produce a weak and trembling sound)
7. passive of хита́ти impf (xytáty)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1980), “хитатися”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 11 (Х – Ь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 63
• “хитатися”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)

• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “хитатися”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “хитатися”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “хитатися”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “хитатися”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)