how to pronounce колоть

/kɐˈɫotʲ/

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колоть is pronounced in two syllables

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tʲ

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

“… например колоть орехи да то есть это …”

meanings of колоть

verb:

To taunt.
To kill, to slaughter.
To stab, to thrust.
To split, to cleave, to break (sugar), to crack (nuts), to chop (firewood).
To have a stitch, to feel a prick or a stab.
To prick, to sting.

колоть frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word колоть occurs in russian on average 1.4 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.