поползти

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ ползти́ (polztí)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəpɐɫˈs⁽ʲ⁾tʲi]
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Verb

поползти́ • (popolztípf (imperfective ползти́)

  1. to (start) creeping, crawling
  2. to start moving slowly
  3. to start spreading (of rumours)
  4. to start fraying, ravelling out (of fabric)
  5. to start slipping, collapsing (of soil)

Usage notes

  • The imperfective verb ползти́ (polztí) with corresponding perfective поползти́ (popolztí) is a unidirectional verb. Its imperfective multidirectional counterpart is по́лзать (pólzatʹ) with corresponding perfective попо́лзать (popólzatʹ).

Conjugation