warczeć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьrčati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvar.t͡ʂɛt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -art͡ʂɛt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: war‧czeć

Verb

warczeć impf (perfective zawarczeć or warknąć)

  1. (intransitive) to growl, to snarl, to whirr, to gnarl
  2. (transitive, of a person) to snarl, speak or say angrily or aggressively
    • 2016 February 18, Eliza Olczyk, Bogdan Pęk, “Bogdan Pęk: Byłem królem w swoim okręgu”, in Rzeczpospolita, archived from the original on 2021-12-27:
      Wie pani, że on z nimi nawet nie rozmawiał, tylko na nich „warczał".
      You know, he didn't even converse with them, but rather "snarled" at them.

Conjugation

noun

Further reading

  • warczeć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • warczeć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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