чи́ркать

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verbimperfective perfective is чи́ркнуть

1.
to strike (a match), to scrape (a match) to light it
Он до́лго чи́ркал спи́чкой, но она́ не загора́лась.
He struck the match for a long time but it would not light.
Usually with the instrumental: чиркать спичкой.
2.
to screech, to make a scratching sound, to scrape
Мел проти́вно чи́ркал по доске́.
The chalk screeched unpleasantly on the blackboard.
Of a hard object rubbing against a surface.
3.
to scribble, to dash off, to scrawl
Он что́-то чи́ркал в блокно́те.
He was scribbling something in his notebook.
Colloquial.
4.
(rare) to cross out, to strike through
Реда́ктор чи́ркал ка́ждую втору́ю стро́ку.
The editor crossed out every second line.
Colloquial.

Examples

Она чиркала карандашом в блокноте и молчала.
She scribbled in her notebook with a pencil and remained silent.
Он долго чиркал спичкой о коробок.
He struck the match against the matchbox for a long time.
Не чиркай ручкой по обоям!
Don't scribble on the wallpaper with your pen!

Imperative
ты	чи́ркай
вы	чи́ркайте

Active present	чи́ркающий	scratching, scraping, rustling, grazing
Active past	чи́ркавший	striking (a match), scratching (lightly), scribbling
Passive present	чиркаемый	being struck (e.g., a match), being scratched, being scribbled
Passive past	чирканный	struck (of a match), lit (of a match)
Gerund present	чи́ркая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	чиркав чиркавши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
чи́ркать	-	to strike (a match); to screech; to scribble; to cross out
исчи́ркать	ис-	to use up

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