how to pronounce ковырять

/kəvɨˈrʲætʲ/

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ковырять is pronounced in three syllables

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rʲ

tʲ

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

“… стали копать тоже стали ковырять искать …”

meanings of ковырять

verb:

To tinker.
To peck (at), to pick (at).
To dig.

ковырять frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ковырять occurs in russian on average 1.5 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.