vingrināt

== Latvian == === Etymology === From vingrs (“agile, strong”) +‎ -ināt (or perhaps from vingr(ot) (“to exercise (intr.)”) +‎ -ināt). In its modern sense, this term was introduced by A. Kronvalds in the 1870s; previously, its meaning had been simply “to refresh, to freshen up.” === Pronunciation === === Verb === vingrināt second-person plural present indicative of vingrināt vingrināt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present vingrinu, vingrini, vingrina, past vingrināju) to exercise (to make (someone, a body part) stronger, more agile, with physical exercises) Rugālis, atmeties gultā virs segas, vingrināja kustībās savas ievainotās kājas pēdu ― Rugālis, lying down in bed under the sheets, exercised his wounded feet with (= in) movements viņa vingrina vēdera muskuļus, desmit divdesmit reizes tos savelkot un atlaižot ― she exercises (her) abdominal muscles, tightening and releasing them ten, twenty times tā ir pēdējās kara ziemas vingrināta un asināta spēja ― this is an ability exercised (= trained) and sharpened (= honed) in the last winter of war ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vingrinājums ==== Related terms ==== vingrot, vingrojums, vingrošana, vingrotājs, vingrotāja vingrs, vingrums === References ===