how to pronounce ругать

/rʊˈɡatʲ/

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ругать is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… инвестиций ну звонят ругать звонят …”

meanings of ругать

verb:

To criticize severely, to tear to pieces, to lash.
To reprimand, to abuse, to scold, to rail, to curse out, to swear.

ругать frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word ругать occurs in russian on average 4.5 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.