шкрябати

From шкряб (škrjab, onomatopoeia of scraping/scratching) +‎ -ати (-aty). Related to шкребти́ (škrebtý), a phonetic variant of скребти́ (skrebtý).

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шкря́бати • (škrjábaty) impf (perfective шкрябну́ти (semelfactive) or пошкря́бати)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to scrape, to scratch (to noisily draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure)

   Synonyms: дря́пати impf (drjápaty), скребти́ impf (skrebtý), шкребти́ impf (škrebtý), шкро́бати impf (škróbaty)

2. (transitive) to scratch (to mark a surface with a sharp object)
3. (transitive) to scrape (to remove by drawing a sharp object along while exerting pressure)
4. (transitive, figuratively, derogatory) to scratch, to scrawl, to scribble (to write or draw carelessly)

   Synonym: дря́пати impf (drjápaty)

5. (transitive, figuratively, colloquial) to grate on (to irritate, to annoy)
6. (transitive, figuratively, colloquial) to gnaw at (to produce excessive anxiety or worry)

• чу́хати impf (čúxaty)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “шкрябати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “шкрябати”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)

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