уткну́ться

uncommon #5660

verbreflexiveperfective imperfective is утыка́ться

1.
to bury (one's face), to press (one's face) into, to hide (one's face)
Он уткну́лся голово́й в поду́шку.
He buried his head in the pillow.
With в + accusative.
2.
to bury oneself (in a book), to be engrossed (in), to stick one's nose (into)
Она́ уткну́лась в кни́гу и молча́ла.
She buried herself in her book and said nothing.
3.
to run into, to come to a dead end, to be stopped (by an obstacle)
Тропи́нка уткну́лась в ре́ку.
The path came to a dead end at the river.

Examples

Цыкнувший на детей дед снова уткнулся в газету.
The grandfather who shushed the children buried his nose in the newspaper again.
Дорога уткнулась в глухую стену леса.
The road came to a dead end at the impenetrable wall of the forest.
Он уткнулся лицом в подушку и заплакал.
He buried his face in the pillow and began to cry.
Кейко уткну́лась голово́й в поду́шку и запла́кала.
Keiko buried her head in the pillow and cried.

Imperative
ты	уткни́сь
вы	уткни́тесь

Active present	-
Active past	уткну́вшийся	buried (one's face in), huddled (into), pressed (against), nestled (into)
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	уткну́вшись	while doing (past)

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