how to pronounce ползти

/pɐɫˈsʲtʲi/

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ползти is pronounced in two syllables

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sʲ

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tʲ

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

“… и где я могу трезвый пьяный ползти на …”

meanings of ползти

verb:

To move slowly.
To slip, to collapse (of soil).
To fray, to ravel out (of fabric).
To spread (of rumours).
To creep, to crawl.

ползти frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ползти occurs in russian on average 1.8 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.