Meaning of csörög | Babel Free
[ˈt͡ʃørøɡ]Definitions
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to rattle, clank, jingle intransitive
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to trickle, dribble, run, flow, stream (to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously) intransitive
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to babble (to make a continuous murmuring noise) intransitive, literary
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to trickle, babble intransitive, literary
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to leak (of a leaky container or defective mechanism: to allow liquid or grain-like material to pass through an opening that should be sealed) intransitive
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to drift (with pulled-in oars to allow a boat to be carried by the river's current) intransitive
Examples
“2012, Miklós Gábor Kövesdi (translator), Kathy Reichs, A csontok nem hazudnak (Deadly Décisions), Ulpius-ház →ISBN, chapter 21, page 199”
Guard number two swept me with a handheld metal detector, then indicated I should follow. Keys jangled on his belt as we turned right and headed down a corridor […].
“Csak a patak csörög körülted, / Csak a zefír susog, / S a fülmilécske zeng szavával, / S csattog, süvőlt, kereng.”
“Könnyek csorogtak az arcán.”
Tears were streaming down on his face.
“Vér csorog a lábán.”
Blood is pouring down his leg.
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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