English equivalent of "pilit'"
J.W.
vanya1v at YAHOO.COM
Fri Apr 2 16:55:26 UTC 2004
Ottawa (Canada), Friday 2/4/04 11h55 EST
Hullo, SEELANGers!
Does anybody know of a good English equivalent of the Russian verb
"пилить (на скрипке)" ["pilit' (na skripke)"], giving the impression of
practising constantly on a violin in such a way that the sound tends to
grate on the ears of the musician's neighbours? A computer dictionary
offers "scrape", but this usage is not familiar to me -- especially in a
context like "he scraped and scraped all day". I would be grateful for
any suggestions.
J. Woodsworth
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