zgniatać

Polish

Etymology

From zgnieść + -ać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɡɲa.tat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -atat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: zgnia‧tać

Verb

zgniatać impf (perfective zgnieść)

  1. (transitive) to squash, to squish, to crush
  2. (transitive) to crumple, to crease
  3. (transitive) to crush to death
  4. (transitive, literary) to extinguish, to quell, to put down (e.g. a rebellion, a riot)
  5. (reflexive) to become squashed, to become crushed
  6. (reflexive) to become crumpled, to become creased

Conjugation

Further reading

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