трепа́ть

rare #15017

verbimperfective perfective is потрепа́ть

1.
to pull, to tug, to yank, to pull about
Ма́льчик тре́плет соба́ку за у́ши.
The boy is tugging the dog by the ears.
кого-что за что; perfective: натрепать
2.
to tousle, to ruffle, to whip about, to make flutter
Ве́тер тре́плет во́лосы.
The wind is tousling her hair.
3.
to wear out, to wear down
Сын бы́стро тре́плет о́бувь.
My son wears out his shoes quickly.
4.
to blab, to chatter, to prattle
Зря он об э́том тре́плет.
He blabs about it for nothing.
colloquial; perfective: натрепать
5.
to pat, to stroke
Оте́ц тре́плет сы́на по плечу́.
The father pats his son on the shoulder.
кого по чему
6.
to shake, to rack
Больно́го су́тки трепа́ла маляри́я.
Malaria racked the patient for a whole day.
colloquial; usually impersonal with the sufferer in the accusative
7.
to beat up, to thrash
Ста́ршие ребя́та его́ ча́сто трепа́ли.
The older boys often beat him up.
colloquial
8.
(rare) to swingle, to scutchtextiles
Же́нщины трепа́ли лён.
The women were swingling flax.

Examples

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	трепли́
вы	трепли́те

Active present	тре́плющий	ruffling, tousling, shaking, thrashing
Active past	трепа́вший	tousling, rumpling, having tousled, having rumpled
Passive present	-
Passive past	трёпанный	tattered, worn-out, threadbare, shabby
Gerund present	трепля́	while doing (present)
Gerund past	трепав трепавши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
трепа́ть	-	to pull; to tousle; to wear out; to blab; to pat; to shake; to beat up; to swingle
трепа́ться	-	to chatter; to flutter; to get worn out; to hang around
истрепа́ть	ис-	to wear out; to fray (nerves)
истрепа́ться	ис-	to be worn out