ве́ять

uncommon #7463

verbimperfective perfective is пове́ять

1.
to blow (of a light breeze), to waft
С реки́ ве́ял прохла́дный ветеро́к.
A cool breeze was blowing from the river.
Used of gentle wind or air; a strong wind takes дуть.
2.
to flutter, to wave, to sway
Над пло́щадью ве́яли фла́ги.
Flags were fluttering above the square.
3.
to emanate, to give off a sense of, to be in the air
От его слов ве́яло хо́лодом.
His words gave off a chill.
Usually impersonal: от него веяло холодом.

Examples

На доро́ге ве́яло у́тренней прохла́дой.
Fresh morning air wafted along the road.
От его слов веяло запашком лжи.
His words had a whiff of lies about them.
От этой картины веяло полной безотрадностью.
The scene emanated a profound cheerlessness.
Ве́ял ле́гкий ветеро́к.
A gentle breeze was blowing.
В э́тот день ве́яли япо́нские фла́ги.
On that day, Japanese flags were waving.
От дома веяло заброшенностью и тишиной.
The house exuded abandonment and silence.
На ветру ве́ял красно-белый флаг.
A red and white flag was flying in the wind.

Imperative
ты	ве́й
вы	ве́йте

Active present	ве́ющий	blowing, wafting, carrying (the scent of)
Active past	ве́явший	blowing, wafting
Passive present	ве́емый	blown, wafted, fanned
Passive past	ве́янный	winnowed
Gerund present	ве́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	веяв веявши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
ве́ять	-	to blow (of a light breeze); to flutter; to emanate
наве́ять	на-	to evoke; to waft in; to winnow (a quantity of grain)
пове́ять	по-	to begin to blow; to blow for a while; to waft (of a smell or mood)
разве́ять	раз-	to scatter

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