how to pronounce вздрагивать

/ˈvzdraɡʲɪvətʲ/

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вздрагивать is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… взрывается хлопушка и все вздрагивать за …”

meanings of вздрагивать

verb:

To start, to startle, to flinch, to wince.

вздрагивать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word вздрагивать occurs in russian on average 0.3 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.