помахивать

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) + махну́ть (maxnútʹ) + -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈmaxʲɪvətʲ]

Verb

пома́хивать • (pomáxivatʹ) impf

  1. to wave, to whisk, to swing, to wag
    он шёл, пома́хивая тро́сточкойon šol, pomáxivaja tróstočkojhe walked twirling/swinging his cane
    соба́ка пома́хивает хвосто́мsobáka pomáxivajet xvostómthe dog wags its tail

Conjugation

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