how to pronounce валять

/vɐˈlʲætʲ/

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валять is pronounced in two syllables

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lʲ

tʲ

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An example use of валять in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… пирожки как валять валенки …”

meanings of валять

verb:

To knead.
(only imperative).
To felt, to make out of felt.
To lay or drag on the floor or ground.
To roll (something) (в (v) + prepositional, in flour, bread crumbs, etc., thereby covering the object).
To roll (something) (into some form), to shape by rolling.
To do (something) quickly, to carelessly and haphazardly; to churn out (a book), to dash off (a painting), to slap together (a proposal), etc.

валять frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word валять occurs in russian on average 2.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.