how to pronounce волновать

/vəɫnɐˈvatʲ/

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волновать is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… какие темы стали нас волновать появились …”

meanings of волновать

verb:

To agitate, to trouble, to excite, to stir, to disturb, to worry, to alarm, to upset.
To ruffle, to stir.

волновать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word волновать occurs in russian on average 1.8 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.