заболта́ть

rare #27436

verbperfective imperfective is заба́лтывать

1.
to start chattering, to begin to chatter away
За стено́й заболта́ли на како́м-то непоня́тном языке́.
Behind the wall they started chattering in some incomprehensible language.
Colloquial; often of voices heard starting up.
2.
to start swinging (one's legs), to begin to dangle
Он сел на край и заболта́л нога́ми.
He sat down on the edge and started swinging his legs.
3.
to stir in, to mix incooking
Заболта́й припра́ву в суп.
Stir the seasoning into the soup.
4.
(rare) to talk to death, to sidetrack with talk
Они́ заболта́ли э́тот вопро́с на собра́нии.
They talked the issue to death at the meeting.
Colloquial; of a question or proposal.

Examples

Девочки заболтали и забыли про уроки.
The girls started chatting and forgot about their lessons.
Он заболтал яйцо в стакане молока.
He stirred the egg into a glass of milk.
Заболтай муку в холодной воде, потом добавь в суп.
Mix the flour with cold water, then add it to the soup.

Imperative
ты	заболта́й
вы	заболта́йте

Active present	-
Active past	заболта́вший	having talked too much, having chattered away, having distracted with talk
Passive present	-
Passive past	забо́лтанный	confused (by talk), flustered, disoriented
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	заболта́в заболтавши	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
заболта́ть	за-	to start chattering; to start swinging (one's legs); to stir in; to talk to death
заболта́ться	за-	to become absorbed in conversation

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