кружить

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krǫžiti or круг (krug) +‎ -и́ть (-ítʹ).

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Verb

кружи́ть (kružítʹimpf (perfective закружи́ть or вскружи́ть)

  1. to turn, to whirl, to spin, to wheel around
    мете́ль кру́жит/кружи́тmetélʹ krúžit/kružítthe snowstorm is whirling
    кружи́ть кому́-либо го́ловуkružítʹ komú-libo gólovuto turn someone's head
  2. to circle, to go round, to make circles
    • А. Дорошенко - Афган
      Кружит черный тюльпан над берегом реки
      A "Black Tulip" circles over the riverbank
  3. to wander

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