how to pronounce облизывать

/ɐˈblʲizɨvətʲ/

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облизывать is pronounced in four syllables

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lʲ

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tʲ

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

“… пытается облизывать рельеф и неровности …”

meanings of облизывать

verb:

To lick, to lick all over, to lick clean.

облизывать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word облизывать occurs in russian on average 0.8 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.