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"To seethe" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Oct 21, 2022 (see all)
бурли́ть
[ bur-léet' ]
Verb , imperfective
Perfective - забурли́ть
to seethe, to boil up

Morphemic analysis

бурлить
root: бурл
suffix: и
ending: ть

Etymology

Related to буря (storm).

Examples of "To seethe" in Russian

  • Вода́ в реке́ бурли́ла не умолка́я.

    va-dá v ree-kyé bur-lée-la nye u-mal-ká-ya

    The water in the river seethed incessantly.

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  • Круго́м бурли́ла толпа́, стоя́л хо́хот и крик, бы́ло о́чень шу́мно и стра́шно те́сно.

    kru-góm bur-lée-la tal-pá, sta-yál hó-hat ee kreek, bý-la ó-cheen' shúm-na ee strásh-na tyés-na

    The crowd was seething all around, there was laughter and shouting, it was very noisy and terribly crowded.

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