Elbowing

/ˈɛlboʊɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of pushing or poking someone with your elbow, or making angular bends like elbows.

Etymology

Present participle of 'elbow' (verb), from Old English 'elboga'. The '-ing' suffix creates the continuous form, describing the ongoing action of using one's elbow to push or bend.

Kelly Says

Elbowing appears in sports, crowds, and art—Renaissance paintings are full of 'elbowing crowds' that show social chaos, while modern choreography uses elbowing as a gesture of rudeness or assertion!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቆራጭ መቅረት
koh-rah-ch mah-kreh-t
ARالعربية
ضربة المرفق
dhar-bah al-mir-faq
BNবাংলা
কনুই মারা
koh-noo-ee mah-rah
CACatalà
colzeig
kohl-zayg
CSČeština
loketský úder
loh-keh-tsk-ee oo-dehr
DADansk
albuestød
ahl-bweh-stohd
DEDeutsch
Ellbogenstoß
ehl-boh-gen-stohs
ELΕλληνικά
αγκωνίδιο
ahg-oh-nee-thee-oh
ESEspañol
codazo
koh-DAH-zoh
FAفارسی
زنی به آرنج
zeh-nee bah ah-ranj
FISuomi
kyynärpäätöntti
kyoo-nahr-pah-toh-nt-tee
FRFrançais
coudoyer
koo-dwah-yay
GUGU
કોણા મારવું
koh-nah mah-rav-oon
HAHA
gudi
goo-dee
HEעברית
מרפק
meh-reh-fek
HIहिन्दी
कोहनी मारना
koh-nee mah-rnah
HUMagyar
könyökütés
koh-nyoh-kee-tesh
IDBahasa Indonesia
siku
see-koo
IGIG
ịkpọ ọkpọ
ee-kpoh oh-kpoh
ITItaliano
gomitata
goh-mee-tah-tah
JA日本語
肘打ち
hiji-uchi
KKKK
жолқа соққы
zhohl-kah soh-kah
KMKM
ចំហៀង
chahm-hieng
KO한국어
팔꿈치
pahl-kkuhm-chi
MRMR
कोपर मारणे
koh-pah-r mah-rneh
MSBahasa Melayu
siku
see-koo
MYမြန်မာ
တုံ့ပြန်ခြစား
tohnt pyah-n kyu-chah
NLNederlands
elleboogstoot
ehl-boh-gah-stoh-t
NONorsk
albuestøt
ahl-bweh-stoh-t
PAPA
ਕੋਹਣੀ ਮਾਰਨਾ
koh-nee mah-rnah
PLPolski
łokciowy cios
woh-kch-oh-wee tsee-ohs
PTPortuguês
cotovelada
koh-toh-veh-lah-dah
RORomână
lovitură de cot
loh-vee-toor-ah deh koh-t
RUРусский
локтевой удар
lahk-tyeh-voh-y udar
SVSvenska
armbågsslag
ahrm-boh-gah-slahg
SWKiswahili
shati la kuharibu
shah-tee lah koo-hah-ree-bu
TAதமிழ்
முழங்கை அடி
moo-zhang-gai ah-dee
TEతెలుగు
మోచేయి కొట్టు
moh-chay-ee koh-ttu
THไทย
ตีศอก
tee-sohk
TLTL
siko
see-koh
TRTürkçe
dirsek darbesi
dehr-sek dah-rbeh-see
UKУкраїнська
ліктьовий удар
leek-tyoh-voh-y udar
URاردو
کہنی مارنا
kah-nee mah-rnah
VITiếng Việt
đánh khuỷu
dahng koo-y
YOYO
ìgbẹ̀
ee-gbeh
ZH中文
肘击
zhǒu jī
ZUZU
ukwazi kwesondo
oo-kwah-zee kweh-soh-ndoh

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