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Meaning of õgima | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ˈɤɡ̊imɑ

Definitions

  1. to eat quickly, to heap up, to gorge, to scarf down, to gobble, to devour, to scoff; to stuff one's face
  2. to swallow up, to devour, to eat away

Equivalents

Examples

“Ta lausa õgib raamatuid.”

(S)he devours books [= is a bookworm].

“Naine õgib meest etteheitva pilguga.”

The woman is devouring the man with a reproachful look.

“Revolutsioon õgib oma lapsi.”

Revolution swallows up its own children.

“Auto õgib bensiini.”

The car guzzles petrol.

“Naine on nagu ämblik, kes mehe armastusest ära õgib.”

A woman is like a spider that swallows up a man's love.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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