how to pronounce тереть

/tʲɪˈrʲetʲ/

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тереть is pronounced in two syllables

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tʲ

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rʲ

tʲ

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

“… реалий вот таких тереть теоретизирование …”

meanings of тереть

verb:

To grate, to grind.
To rub sore, to chafe, to abrade.
To rub.
To polish.

тереть frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word тереть occurs in russian on average 2.4 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.