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pogrozić

//pɔˈɡrɔ.ʑit͡ɕ/ | /pɔˈɡrɔ.ʑit͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to wag, to wiggle (to make a threat by moving a particular body part) [with dative ‘whom’],
  2. 2.
    to threaten (to tell someone that something bad will happen to them if their behavior does not change)[with dative ‘whom’],
  3. 3.
    to wag, to wiggle (to make a threat by moving a particular body part)
  4. 4.
    to threaten (to tell someone that something bad will happen to them if their behavior does not change)
  5. 5.
    obsoleteto threaten (to create a dangerous state for someone or something)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • pogrozić palcem
  • grozić palcem
Synonyms

Etymology

From po- + grozić. First attested in 1549. Compare Czech pohrozit, Kashubian pògrozëc, Russian погрози́ть (pogrozítʹ), and Silesian pogrozić.

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