how to pronounce затягивать

/zɐˈtʲæɡʲɪvətʲ/

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затягивать is pronounced in four syllables

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tʲ

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ɡʲ

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tʲ

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

“… встречи не затягивать чтобы сегодняшней …”

meanings of затягивать

verb:

To procrastinate, to delay, to drag out.
To tighten.
To start singing, to begin to harp (on).
To cover, to close.
To pull (into).
To swallow up, to absorb, to engross.
To drag (into), to suck (into), to suck (down), to engulf, to swallow up.

затягивать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word затягивать occurs in russian on average 2.6 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.