miotać

Polish

Alternative forms

  • (Middle Polish) mietać

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish miotać, from Proto-Slavic *metàti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjɔ.tat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔtat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: mio‧tać

Verb

miotać impf (perfective (rare) miotnąć)

  1. (transitive) to fling, to hurl
    Synonyms: ciskać, rzucać
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to rock, to toss (move with a sudden or violent motion)
    Synonyms: chwiać, szarpać
  3. (transitive, figurative) to rock, to shake (disturb emotionally)
  4. (reflexive) to struggle, to flail, to thrash
  5. (reflexive) to hesitate, to waver (be unable to make a decision)

Conjugation

Derived terms

nouns
verbs
  • pomiotać pf
  • rozmiotać pf, rozmiotywać impf
  • wymiotać pf
  • zamiotać pf
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • miotać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • miotać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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