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spuchnąć

//ˈspux.nɔɲt͡ɕ/ | /ˈspux.nɔ̃t͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to swell (of people, animals, body parts, to become bigger, especially due to being engorged, typically from a medical problem)
  2. 2.
    to swell (to become bigger in size or number)
  3. 3.
    to burst (to feel an emotional intensely)
  4. 4.
    colloquialto drop (to become weak or lose strength from physical exertion)

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Etymology

From s- + puchnąć. First attested in the 16h century. Compare Kashubian spùchnąc and Silesian spuchnōńć.

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