dłubać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьlbiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwu.bat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ubat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: dłu‧bać

Verb

dłubać impf

  1. (transitive) to pick (nose or teeth), to hollow
  2. (colloquial, transitive) to tinker, to MacGyver (to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it)
    Synonym: majsterkować
  3. (colloquial, reflexive) to dilly-dally, to linger, to straggle

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Further reading

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