мигнуть

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mignǫti. By surface analysis, мига́ть (migátʹ) +‎ -нуть (-nutʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

мигну́ть (mignútʹpf (imperfective мига́ть)

  1. to blink
    мигну́ть кому́-либоmignútʹ komú-liboto wink at someone; blink an eye at someone
    не успе́ть (гла́зом) мигну́тьne uspétʹ (glázom) mignútʹbefore one could bat an eye/eyelid
    сто́ит то́лько мигну́тьstóit tólʹko mignútʹit's enough to give them a wink
  2. to twinkle
  3. (lamp etc.) to wink, to blink

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