виснуть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *visnǫti. By surface analysis, висе́ть (visétʹ) +‎ -нуть (-nutʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲisnʊtʲ]

Verb

ви́снуть • (vísnutʹimpf

  1. (colloquial) to droop, to hang down, to dangle
    Synonym: висе́ть (visétʹ)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) to hang on (to), to cling (to)
    ви́снуть у кого́-либо на ше́еvísnutʹ u kovó-libo na šéjeto hang on someone's neck
  3. (colloquial, computing) to freeze up
    Perfective: зави́снуть (zavísnutʹ)

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