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pomstować

//pɔˈmstɔ.vat͡ɕ/ | /pɔˈmstɔ.vat͡ɕ/ | /pɔˈmstɔ.vat͡ɕ/ | [pɔˈmstɔ.vat͡ɕ] | [pɔˈmstɔ.vat͡ɕ] | /pɔˈmstɔ.vat͡ɕ/ | /pɔˈmstɔ.vat͡ɕ/ | /pɔˈmstɔ.vat͡ɕ/ | [pɔˈmstɔ.vat͡ɕ] | [pɔˈmstɔ.vat͡ɕ] | [pɔˈmstɔ.vat͡ɕ]/
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to execrate, to fulminate, to vituperate, to inveigh (to express a very negative view of someone or something while showing strong emotions)
    • Żona mnie pomstuje.

      My wife is ragging on me.

    • Ale nie klon, nie pomstował.

      But he didn't swear, he didn't rag.

    • Zaczęła wymyślać, pomstować, i wyklinać.

      She began to curse, swear, and chew out.

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
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Etymology

From pomsta + -ować. First attested in 1805. Compare Kashubian pòmstowac and Silesian pōmstować.

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