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balaviti

балавити

bȁlaviti · /bâlaʋiti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. to drool; to slobber
    Beba stalno balavi jer joj rastu zubi. — The baby keeps drooling because she's teething.
    Pas balavi čim vidi hranu. — The dog drools as soon as it sees food.
  2. to snivel; to have a runny nose
    Mali je prehlađen i ceo dan balavi. — The little one has a cold and his nose has been running all day.
  3. colloq. derog. (of a person) to talk nonsense; to blather
    Ne balavi, nego reci šta se stvarno desilo. — Stop talking rubbish and tell me what really happened.
    Šta balaviš, niko te ništa nije pitao. — What are you blathering about, nobody asked you anything.
  4. colloq. humor. derog. (balaviti se, of a couple) to make out; to snog
    Njih dvoje se celo veče balave u ćošku. — Those two have been making out in the corner all evening.
  5. colloq. derog. (za + instr.) to drool over
    Balavi za njom već mesecima. — He's been drooling over her for months.

Of kissing (balaviti se) the word is disapproving or mocking: it suggests sloppy, excessive kissing in public.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jabalavim
tibalaviš
on/ona/onobalavi
mibalavimo
vibalavite
oni/one/onabalave
Past tense: balavio, balavila, balavilo · balavili, balavile
Future: balaviću, balavićeš, balaviće, balavićemo, balavićete, balaviće
Imperative: balavi
AI Updated 29 October 2026