how to pronounce забивать

/zəbʲɪˈvatʲ/

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забивать is pronounced in three syllables

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bʲ

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tʲ

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

“… понял муж значит идет забивать мамонта …”

meanings of забивать

verb:

To outdo, to surpass.
To block up, to stop up, to cram, to obstruct.
To ignore; to give up on some intention.
To drive in (nail), to hammer in, to nail up.
To slaughter.
To score (a goal).
To reserve.
To beat up.

забивать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word забивать occurs in russian on average 3.4 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.