шмагати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smagati, with a common initial сш shift, compare шкребти́, штри́кати (škrebtý, štrýkaty). Cognate Polish smagać and probably Lithuanian smõgti (to strike, to sway).

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шмага́ти (šmahátyimpf (perfective шмагну́ти) (transitive)

  1. to whip, to flop, to lash, to scourge
    Synonyms: сікти́ (siktý), бато́жити (batóžyty), бичува́ти (byčuváty), би́ти (býty)
  2. (figuratively) to whip, to lash, to buffet, to pelt, to beat on (of wind, rain, etc.)

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