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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech čepýřiti
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Pronunciation
Verb
čepýřit ?
- (reflexive with se, of a bird) to ruffle its feathers; to bristle up
- Synonym: ježit
- Papoušek zuřivě mžoural očima a čepýřil peří. ― The parrot furiously squinted its eyes and ruffled its feathers.
- (reflexive with se) to blush; to be hot under the collar
- Holčina se jen čepýřila v jeho náručích. ― The girl only kept blushing in his arms.
Further reading
- “čepýřiti se”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “čepýřiti se”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “čepýřit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)