ёрзать

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Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁erǵʰ- (mount (sexually), cover, copulate). Cognate to Lithuanian er̃žilas, ar̃žilas (stallion), aržùs (hot-tempered, lustful), Old Norse argr (effeminate), German arg (bad), English eerie.

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Verb

ёрзать (jórzatʹimpf (perfective заёрзать or поёрзать or ёрзнуть)

  1. to fidget, to squirm, to move restlessly (to twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment)
    Synonym: ело́зить (jelózitʹ)

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