how to pronounce смывать

/smɨˈvatʲ/

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смывать is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… надписи стали смывать при этом стали …”

meanings of смывать

verb:

To wash off, to flush.
To wash away, to wash down.
To wash away, to redeem, to atone.

смывать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word смывать occurs in russian on average 1.3 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.